20180124013959A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 · Afognak Island, AK · January 24, 2018

Date: January 24, 2018 · 12:19 local
Place: Afognak Island, AK
Airport: Kazakof Bay
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: D4NA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1544
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC18LA025
Reported as: Dehavilland Beaver DHC-2
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 18,641 total12,800 in this make and model141 in the last 90 days

N1544Registered now · Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2S/N 1230 · Built 1958 Airframe modelDehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft was being operated as a VFR part 135 flight by andrew airways. The aircraft departed kodiak, AK with a load of cargo and no passengers. During landing at a gravel strip near a logging camp at Kazakof Bay, Afognak Island, AK, the aircraft veered off the right side of the runway contacting terrain causing the right gear to collapse and damage to the right elevator, along with minor damage to the right wing and horizontal leading edges and a propeller strike. Runway conditions was light layer of dry snow with exposed gravel, and winds were light out of the west. The pilot, and sole occupant, was uninjured.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VFR PART 135 FLIGHT BY ANDREW AIRWAYS. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KODIAK, AK WITH A LOAD OF CARGO AND NO PASSENGERS. DURING LANDING AT A GRAVEL STRIP NEAR A LOGGING CAMP AT KAZAKOF BAY, AFOGNAK ISLAND, AK, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY CONTACTING TERRAIN CAUSING THE RIGHT GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT ELEVATOR, ALONG WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND HORIZONTAL LEADING EDGES AND A PROPELLER STRIKE. RUNWAY CONDITIONS WAS LIGHT LAYER OF DRY SNOW WITH EXPOSED GRAVEL, AND WINDS WERE LIGHT OUT OF THE WEST. THE PILOT, AND SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS UNINJURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC18LA025Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKodiak, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.Jan 24, 2018 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1544 · 2

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

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