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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Dehavilland DHC-3 · Talkeetna, AK · May 26, 2013

Date: May 26, 2013 · 16:30 local
Place: Talkeetna, AK
Airport: Talkeetna
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: ERHA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N320KT
Reported as: Dehavilland DHC-3
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A-34
People aboard: 11
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 13,000 total20 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N320KTRegistered now · Dehavilland DHC-3S/N 73 · Built 1956 Airframe modelDehavilland DHC-3 Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A-34 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft started takeoff roll on rwy 36 with a left crosswind of 320 @ 5. With the tail off of the ground near rotation speed, the aircraft veered to the left toward the flight service station. The pilot input right rudder to counteract and also elevator to take off. At liftoff the right wing dipped and scraped the runway. The pilot continued to climb out and then noticed that the autopilot yaw damper was on. He disengaged the yaw damper and returned to land without further incident.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT STARTED TAKEOFF ROLL ON RWY 36 WITH A LEFT CROSSWIND OF 320 @ 5. WITH THE TAIL OFF OF THE GROUND NEAR ROTATION SPEED, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT TOWARD THE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION. THE PILOT INPUT RIGHT RUDDER TO COUNTERACT AND ALSO ELEVATOR TO TAKE OFF. AT LIFTOFF THE RIGHT WING DIPPED AND SCRAPED THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT CONTINUED TO CLIMB OUT AND THEN NOTICED THAT THE AUTOPILOT YAW DAMPER WAS ON. HE DISENGAGED THE YAW DAMPER AND RETURNED TO LAND WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

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