# Accident 20121216028459A: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A), Finger Lake, AK, December 16, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 2012, 11:00 local time
- Place: Finger Lake, AK
- Airport: Finger Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ERHA
- Location: 61.6092° N, 149.2635° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FINGER LAKE (99Z), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6092&lon=-149.2635&mi=10
- Aircraft: N121KT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N121KT) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121216028459A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS LANDING AIRCRAFT N121KT AT FINGER LAKE(PASW), NEAR SKWENTNA. THE WINDS WERE GUSTY OFF THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT.  AT ABOUT 20 TO 25 FEET ENCOUNTERED AN ABRUPT SWITCH IN THE WIND TO A TAIL WIND/DOWN DRAFT, CAUSING A  HARD THREE POINT LANDING.

PILOT PERFORMED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT AND OBSERVED NO VISIBLE DAMAGE.

PILOT THEN LOADED FOUR PASSENGERS INTO N121KT AND FLEW THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO LAKE HOOD.

WHILE PERFORMING A POST FLIGHT INSPECTION OF N121KT, THE PILOT NOTICED WRINKLED SKIN ON RIGHT SIDE TOWARDS THE TAIL, FLAT TAIL WHEEL AND COLLAPSED TAIL STRUT .

## 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 N121KT (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20120613012689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120613012689A), Jun 13, 2012: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) (N121KT), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. On June 13, 2012 at 1908 adt, N121KT tookoff from tka when at 1500 MSL, the pilot experienced a rough engine and a loss of power. The pilot turned back to tka…

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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