# Accident 20220728007569A: Dehavilland DHC-3, Talkeetna, AK, July 28, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2022, 13:15 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Airport: Talkeetna Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ERHA
- Location: 62.3218° N, 150.0920° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3218&lon=-150.0920&mi=10
- Aircraft: N320KT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N320KT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-3 (registry code 2802412, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A-34 series (registry code 52143, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-34-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-3
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,432 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA372) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220728007569A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN22LA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA372), Jul 28, 2022: Dehavilland DHC-3 (N320KT), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a ditch.

## Other reports on N320KT (1)

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

- [Incident 20130526009849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130526009849I), May 26, 2013: Dehavilland DHC-3 (N320KT), Talkeetna, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft 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…

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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