- Date
- June 1, 1988, 16:50 local (Jun 2, 1988, 00:50 UTC)
- Place
- Eagle, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3125NDe Havilland DHC-3
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19880601019739A
- Case key
- 5010
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot was attempting to land a heavily loaded de havilland otter (DHC-3) on a gravel strip in rural Alaska. Upon touchdown, the pilot reported that the airplane veered slightly to the right. He unlocked the tail wheel centering device and attempted to correct to the left (into the prevailing crosswind). The airplane continued to the left out of control and down a 30-45 degree embankment before coming to a stop.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3125N
- Reported as
- De Havilland DHC-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 394
- Airframe hours
- 8,160
- Engine
- P&W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Forty Miles Air, Ltd.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 23, 1988 · 21 hours before
- Departed
- FAI · Fairbanks, AK
- Destination
- EAA · Eagle, AK
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
- Airport
- EAA · Eagle, runway 6, 3,500 × 150 ft, gravel
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,450 total · 188 in this make and model · 3,250 as pilot in command · 310 in the last 90 days · 100 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 80 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3125N · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.