20150105000399I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) · Juneau, AK · January 5, 2015

Date: January 5, 2015 · 09:30 local
Place: Juneau, AK
Airport: Snettisham
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: HXRA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N62358
Reported as: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A)
Reported engine: NONE NONE
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 21,000 total7,000 in this make and model140 in the last 90 days

N62358Registered now · Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A)S/N 627 · Built 1953 Airframe modelDehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A)Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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

Pilot stated aircraft touched down (on main gear- skis) landing to the west at Snettisham Airport (7AK2) with north wind of 9 KTS (rt x wind). A strong wind gust experienced from south (left x wind) as tail settled onto rwy surface (ice over frozen granular snow). Aircraft immediately veered to left and exited landing surface at slow speed. Full right rudder initiated by PIC was ineffective in countering a/c directional change into wind. Contributing factor: skis did not penetrate icy surface.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN (ON MAIN GEAR- SKIS) LANDING TO THE WEST AT SNETTISHAM AIRPORT (7AK2) WITH NORTH WIND OF 9 KTS (RT X WIND). A STRONG WIND GUST EXPERIENCED FROM SOUTH (LEFT X WIND) AS TAIL SETTLED ONTO RWY SURFACE (ICE OVER FROZEN GRANULAR SNOW). AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY VEERED TO LEFT AND EXITED LANDING SURFACE AT SLOW SPEED. FULL RIGHT RUDDER INITIATED BY PIC WAS INEFFECTIVE IN COUNTERING A/C DIRECTIONAL CHANGE INTO WIND. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR: SKIS DID NOT PENETRATE ICY SURFACE.