# Incident 20130526009849I: Dehavilland DHC-3, Talkeetna, AK, May 26, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2013, 16:30 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Airport: Talkeetna
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- 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: N320KT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N320KT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-3 (registry code 2802412, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A-34 series (registry code 52143, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-34-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-3
- Reported engine: P & W PT6A-34
- People aboard: 11
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 20 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130526009849I

## Narrative

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

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.

## Other reports on N320KT (1)

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

- [Accident 20220728007569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220728007569A), Jul 28, 2022: Dehavilland DHC-3 (N320KT), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. Flightseeing flight returning to Talkeetna Airport with 8 passengers and one pilot. Upon landing, the MLG touched down without incident. As the aircraft slowed…

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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