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FAA incident report · Douglas R4D-8 · Anchorage, AK · December 8, 2021

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Date
December 8, 2021 · 10:32 local
Place
Anchorage, AK
Airport
Merrill Field
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
TN8A
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N28TN
Reported as
Douglas R4D-8
Reported engine
Curtiss Wright R-1820
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Unknown or foreign certificate
N28TNRegistered now · Douglas R4D-8S/N 43354 · Built 1952Airframe modelDouglas R4D-8

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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 that after takeoff from panc at 300AGL the right engine failed. Pilot then feathered the right propeller and requested to return to panc. Shortly after, the right propeller came out of feather and began wind milling for unknown reasons causing a slow descent. The pilot was not able to feather the right propeller after repeated attempts. The pilot reported the "mayday" and instructed ATC that he was landing runway 7 at pamr as he did not want to turn into the inoperative engine. Pilot maintained full power on the left engine with a continued descent. While on final approach the aircraft struck a tree and the pilot elected to keep the landing gear up to reduce drag. The pilot landed runway 7 at pamr while maintaining directional control on the runway. The aircraft came to a stop on runway 7 and all three people exited the aircraft without injury.

Block 33 identifies one occupant of the aircraft as "other". This person was an employee of the company to assist with loading and unloading of the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF FROM PANC AT 300AGL THE RIGHT ENGINE FAILED. PILOT THEN FEATHERED THE RIGHT PROPELLER AND REQUESTED TO RETURN TO PANC. SHORTLY AFTER, THE RIGHT PROPELLER CAME OUT OF FEATHER AND BEGAN WIND MILLING FOR UNKNOWN REASONS CAUSING A SLOW DESCENT. THE PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO FEATHER THE RIGHT PROPELLER AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS. THE PILOT REPORTED THE "MAYDAY" AND INSTRUCTED ATC THAT HE WAS LANDING RUNWAY 7 AT PAMR AS HE DID NOT WANT TO TURN INTO THE INOPERATIVE ENGINE. PILOT MAINTAINED FULL POWER ON THE LEFT ENGINE WITH A CONTINUED DESCENT. WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE AND THE PILOT ELECTED TO KEEP THE LANDING GEAR UP TO REDUCE DRAG. THE PILOT LANDED RUNWAY 7 AT PAMR WHILE MAINTAINING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON RUNWAY 7 AND ALL THREE PEOPLE EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY.

BLOCK 33 IDENTIFIES ONE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT AS "OTHER". THIS PERSON WAS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE COMPANY TO ASSIST WITH LOADING AND UNLOADING OF THE AIRCRAFT.