# Accident 20110803018019A: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A), Glennallen, AK, August 3, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2011, 09:50 local time
- Place: Glennallen, AK
- Airport: Snag River Camp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EAXA
- Location: 64.9009° N, 157.6897° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.9009&lon=-157.6897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N723DR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N723DR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) (registry code 2808002, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2-mk-i-l20a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-2 MK. I(L20A)
- Reported engine: P&W R-985 SERIES
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 8,800 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC11TA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11TA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110803018019A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT TOLD THE ASI, HE PERFORMED A TWO POINT LANDING AT A REMOTE, OFF-AIRPORT STRIP CALLED "SNAG RIVER CAMP" WITH 4 PASSENGERS FROM THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ON BOARD.  UPON TOUCH DOWN OF THE TAIL, THE TAIL WHEEL BROKE FREE FROM THE AIRPLANE.  HE STATED, ACCORDING TO WITNESSESS, IT APPEARED THAT THE TAIL WHEEL STRUCK A 3 TO 4 INCH RISE AT THE THRESHOLD OF THE STRIP.  AFTER THE TAIL WHEEL BROKE OFF, THE AIRPLANE MAINTAINED DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND SLID TO A STOP.  NO PERSONS OR PROPERTY WAS INJURED OR DAMAGED.  AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE BY THE ASI ON 8/10/2011 SHOWED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE AT THE CANTED FRAME 245 AND THE UNDERSIDE OF THE RIGHT SIDE ELEVATOR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC11TA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11TA079), Aug 3, 2011: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) (N723DR), Northway, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to identify unsuitable terrain for landing and subsequent contact with a dirt mound, resulting in the separation of the tailwheel from the airframe.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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