What happened
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At approximately 0045 zulu (1645 adt) on 6/26/2011, N561TA, a Dehavilland DHC-2-MKI beaver, operating pursuant to §135 regulations and under visual flight rules, was involved in an accident during takeoff. The accident occurred at mountain house east (62? 58' 33.60"n latitude, 150? 45' 12.52"w longitude) which is on the ruth glacier in denali national park outside of Talkeetna Alaska. The commercial rated pilot in command and six passengers were onboard the aircraft which was conducting a sightseeing flight operating under the Talkeetna air taxi inc. FAA §135 operating certificate. No injuries were sustained as a result of the accident.DHC-2 N561TA was on departure roll with the conventional landing gear equipped aircraft's tail up, heading down the glacier with an estimated 8-10 knot tailwind. The pilot in command stated that just prior to rotating, he had felt two series of bumps with the aircraft's hydraulic wheel/ski main and tail landing gear. DHC-2 N561TA was able to takeoff prior to reaching the bottom of the glacier. The pilot in command stated that the soft sticky snow may have been a contributing factor to his longer than usual takeoff roll. The pilot in command stated that while in-flight, he had felt binding in the aircraft's yaw control when making left rudder control inputs. DHC-2 N561TA landed at Talkeetna airport (patk) without further incident. According to the pilot in command, as well as Talkeetna air taxi's director of maintenance, the aircraft had sustained substantial structural damage requiring major repairs including bulkhead replacement. Weather observations for nearby Talkeetna airport (patk) at 0053 zulu (1653 adt) were winds calm at 0 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, light moderate rain, sky conditions scattered clouds at 037, broken clouds at 080. Temperature 19? Celsius, dew point 08 and altimeter 29.91 inches of mercury.
As the FAA filed it
AT APPROXIMATELY 0045 ZULU (1645 ADT) ON 6/26/2011, N561TA, A DEHAVILLAND DHC-2-MKI BEAVER, OPERATING PURSUANT TO §135 REGULATIONS AND UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DURING TAKEOFF. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT MOUNTAIN HOUSE EAST (62? 58' 33.60"N LATITUDE, 150? 45' 12.52"W LONGITUDE) WHICH IS ON THE RUTH GLACIER IN DENALI NATIONAL PARK OUTSIDE OF TALKEETNA ALASKA. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT IN COMMAND AND SIX PASSENGERS WERE ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT WHICH WAS CONDUCTING A SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT OPERATING UNDER THE TALKEETNA AIR TAXI INC. FAA §135 OPERATING CERTIFICATE. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT.DHC-2 N561TA WAS ON DEPARTURE ROLL WITH THE CONVENTIONAL LANDING GEAR EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT'S TAIL UP, HEADING DOWN THE GLACIER WITH AN ESTIMATED 8-10 KNOT TAILWIND. THE PILOT IN COMMAND STATED THAT JUST PRIOR TO ROTATING, HE HAD FELT TWO SERIES OF BUMPS WITH THE AIRCRAFT'S HYDRAULIC WHEEL/SKI MAIN AND TAIL LANDING GEAR. DHC-2 N561TA WAS ABLE TO TAKEOFF PRIOR TO REACHING THE BOTTOM OF THE GLACIER. THE PILOT IN COMMAND STATED THAT THE SOFT STICKY SNOW MAY HAVE BEEN A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO HIS LONGER THAN USUAL TAKEOFF ROLL.THE PILOT IN COMMAND STATED THAT WHILE IN-FLIGHT, HE HAD FELT BINDING IN THE AIRCRAFT'S YAW CONTROL WHEN MAKING LEFT RUDDER CONTROL INPUTS. DHC-2 N561TA LANDED AT TALKEETNA AIRPORT (PATK) WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT IN COMMAND, AS WELL AS TALKEETNA AIR TAXI'S DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE, THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE REQUIRING MAJOR REPAIRS INCLUDING BULKHEAD REPLACEMENT. WEATHER OBSERVATIONS FOR NEARBY TALKEETNA AIRPORT (PATK) AT 0053 ZULU (1653 ADT) WERE WINDS CALM AT 0 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES, LIGHT MODERATE RAIN, SKY CONDITIONS SCATTERED CLOUDS AT 037, BROKEN CLOUDS AT 080. TEMPERATURE 19? CELSIUS, DEW POINT 08 AND ALTIMETER 29.91 INCHES OF MERCURY.
NTSB investigation
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