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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Dehavilland DHC-3 · Talkeetna, AK · July 28, 2022

Date: July 28, 2022 · 13:15 local
Place: Talkeetna, AK
Airport: Talkeetna Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: ERHA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N320KT
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN22LA372
Reported as: Dehavilland DHC-3
People aboard: 9
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,432 total

N320KTRegistered now · Dehavilland DHC-3S/N 73 · Built 1956 Airframe modelDehavilland DHC-3 Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A-34 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Flightseeing flight returning to Talkeetna Airport with 8 passengers and one pilot. Upon landing, the MLG touched down without incident. As the aircraft slowed down and the tailwheel contacted the runway the aircraft veered to the right crossing a taxiway and a berm causing damage to the rt MLG mount area of the fuselage.

As the FAA filed it

FLIGHTSEEING FLIGHT RETURNING TO TALKEETNA AIRPORT WITH 8 PASSENGERS AND ONE PILOT. UPON LANDING, THE MLG TOUCHED DOWN WITHOUT INCIDENT. AS THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED DOWN AND THE TAILWHEEL CONTACTED THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT CROSSING A TAXIWAY AND A BERM CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RT MLG MOUNT AREA OF THE FUSELAGE.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CEN22LA372Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportTalkeetna, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a ditch.Jul 28, 2022 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N320KT · 1

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

Incident 20130526009849ITakeoff: Departure Roll · Talkeetna, AKAircraft started takeoff roll on rwy 36 with a left crosswind of 320 @ 5. With the tail off of the ground near rotation speed, the aircraft veered to the left toward the flight service station. The pilot input right rudder to counteract and also elevator to…May 26, 2013 · Minor damage