# Incident 20151122023329I: Douglas DC3C, Mcgrath, AK, November 22, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 2015, 11:07 local time
- Place: Mcgrath, AK
- Airport: Nixon Fork
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: Q0BC
- Location: 62.9564° N, 155.5958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McGrath, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.9564&lon=-155.5958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N777YA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777YA-2018-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3C (registry code 3021455, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 (registry code 51627, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-92) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC3C
- Reported engine: P & W R-1830 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151122023329I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE OBSTRUCTION CLEARANCE AT THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD, IMPACTED A SNOW BERM WITH BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR SUBSEQUENTLY FAILED, CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOST, AND AN UNCONTROLLED CRASH ENSUED.

NTSB UNABLE TO DETERMINE EXTENT OF DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT DUE TO LOCATION AND WEATHER ISSUES UNTIL SPRING 2016. FINAL NTSB DETERMINATION WAS THIS EVENT IS AN INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N777YA (4)

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

- [Incident 20140715017319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140715017319I), Jul 15, 2014: Douglas DC3C (N777YA), Talkeetna, AK, No damage. According to the pilot, the number 2 engine was indicating that it was losing oil pressure during cruise flight. The pilot elected to shut down the engine and…
- [Accident 20090707047609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090707047609A), Jul 7, 2009: Douglas Acf DC3 (N777YA), Hayes River, AK. After landing on an unimproved strip there was a bump during taxi to the parking area. The lower link from the tailwheel damper assembly to the tailwheel fork…
- [Accident 20060301003409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060301003409A), Mar 1, 2006: Doug DC3C (N777YA), Beluga, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft struck some trees while on short final during an VFR approach to the Beluga airstrip, Beluga, AK. The left wings leading edge sustained damage.…
- [Accident 19851215063909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851215063909A), Dec 15, 1985: Doug DC3C (N777YA), Dillingham, AK, Substantial damage. Aborted the takeoff due to poor climb performance. Impacted ground off airport. Airframe was covered with ice.

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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