# Accident 20190503015179A: Dehavilland DHC 2 MK III, Mccarthy, AK, May 3, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 2019, 17:00 local time
- Place: Mccarthy, AK
- Airport: Mccarthy
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: F0JC
- Location: 61.1286° N, 142.4153° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1286&lon=-142.4153&mi=10
- Aircraft: N456SF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N456SF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC 2 MK III (registry code 2808005, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2-mk-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 series (registry code 52247, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-27-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC 2 MK III
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 30,652 total, 5,909 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA251) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190503015179A

## Narrative

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

CERTIFICATE HOLDER WAS MAKING A LANDING AT ULTIMA THULE LODGE NEAR MCCARTHY, AK.  ON APPROACH THE WINDS WERE GUSTING 20 TO 25 KNOTS QUARTERING HEADWIND.  THE AIRCRAFT HIT A WINDSHEAR ON SHORT FINAL AND CONTACTED 6 TO 8 INCHES BELOW THE LEADIND EDGE OF THE AIRSTRIP.  UPON IMPACT THE LEFT GEAR BENT BACK AND THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED.  ON THE SECOND CONTACT THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND THE PROP AND ENGINE CONTACTED THE SURFACE UNDER IDLE POWER.  THE PIC WAS THE ONLY ONE ON BOARD AND EXITED WITHOUT INJURY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA19CA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA251), May 4, 2019: De Havilland DHC2 (N456SF), McCarthy, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper approach path in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in the airplane landing short of the airstrip and bouncing.

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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