# Accident 20120521010869A: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A), Talkeetna, AK, May 21, 2012 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: May 21, 2012, 14:15 local time - Place: Talkeetna, AK - Airport: Talkeetna - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown - Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135) - Operator: ERHA - Location: 62.3214° N, 150.0927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TALKEETNA (TKA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3214&lon=-150.0927&mi=10 - Aircraft: N323KT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N323KT-2019-03-18) (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: 6,631 total, 950 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120521010869A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. 05/21/2012 – 1245 LOCAL TIME.PILOT DEPARTED TALKEETNA AIRPORT FOR A TRIP TO MT. MCKINLEY BASE CAMP TO PICK UP 4 PASSENGERS. THIS WAS HIS SECOND TRIP OF THE DAY IN N323KT, A WHEEL/SKI EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT. AFTER LANDING THE PILOT RAISED HIS SKIS AND SET HIS PARKING BRAKE TO PREVENT THE AIRCRAFT FROM SLIDING ON THE TERRAIN. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOADED, THE PILOT STARTED THE ENGINE AND AFTER ALLOWING THE ENGINE TO WARM UP, HE LOWERED THE SKIS AND DEPARTED MT. MCKINLEY BASE CAMP, (PILOT REPORTS THAT HE DID NOT RELEASE PARKING BRAKE). THE FLIGHT PROCEEDED TO THE TALKEETNA AIRPORT WITH NO EN ROUTE MECHANICAL ISSUES (AS REPORTED BY THE PILOT AND THE PASSENGERS). DURING THE PRE-LANDING PHASE THE PILOT CONFIRMED THE SKIS WERE IN THE UP POSITION (PILOT STATED HE DID NOT CHECK THE PARKING BRAKE). AS THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, THE TAIL OF N323KT CAME UP ALLOWING THE PROPELLER TO CONTACT THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT THEN APPLIED FULL AFT ELEVATOR TO LOWER THE TAIL, AFTER THE TAIL WAS BACK ON THE GROUND THE PILOT SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN. AT THIS POINT THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WAS STILL SET. AIRCRAFT SUBSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE LOWER AFT SIDE OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. DAMAGE IS LOCATED ON THE LOWER AFT SPAR, 2 INCHES FROM THE ZERO REFERENCE (CENTER POINT OF SPAR) LEFT SIDE AND 9 INCHES FROM THE ZERO REFERENCE ON THE RIGHT. ## NTSB investigation None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search ## Other reports on N323KT (3) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20180804010069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180804010069A), Aug 4, 2018: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) (N323KT), Denali, AK, Destroyed, 5 fatal. On August 4, 2018 at approx 1700L, K2 aviation N323KT, a DHC-2 mki 'beaver' departed patk on a CFR part 135 flightseeing trip in and around Denali national… - [Accident 20080511836989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080511836989A), May 11, 2008: Dhav L20A (N323KT), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) While landing on runway 18 at Talkeetna, Alaska, the aircraft did a small bounce off the right wheel. During the next touchdown, the tires were locked… - [Accident 20080205009969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080205009969A), Feb 5, 2008: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N323KT), Tatitna, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) During interview with the pilot on 02/06/08, he indicated that he was at the 8KA Tatitna, AK rohn roadhouse. Before take off he walked off the runway to… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.