# Incident 20150817017109I: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A), Sitka, AK, August 17, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2015, 11:10 local time
- Place: Sitka, AK
- Airport: Sitka Rocky Gutierrez
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: H0VC
- Location: 57.0468° N, 135.3611° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SITKA ROCKY GUTIERREZ (SIT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.0468&lon=-135.3611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60TF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60TF) (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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150817017109I

## Narrative

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

ON LANDING AT THE SITKA AIRPORT THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TRUCK AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY RETRACTED INTO THE WHEEL WELL CAUSING THE BOTH FLOATS TO CONTACT THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE ONLY TO THE KEEL STRIPS JUST FORWARD OF THE WHEEL WELL.

## Other reports on N60TF (2)

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

- [Incident 20080314013659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080314013659I), Mar 14, 2008: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N60TF), Sitka, AK, No damage. (-23) On take off from water aircraft hit submerged object and aircraft continued to Sitka airport. Pilot was not sure that there was damage to aircraft float.…
- [Accident 20030530037259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030530037259A), May 30, 2003: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N60TF), Salmon Lake, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft flipped over on its longitudinal axis upon touchdown on water surface at Salmon Lake: pilot admitted to NTSB that he had forgotten to retract…

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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