- Date
- April 3, 1985, 06:33 local (11:33 UTC)
- Place
- Grand Rapids, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3434de Havilland DHC-6-200
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850403012889A
- Case key
- 13035
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The 14 CFR 135 pilot with light load of cargo was taking offof 10000 x 150 ft runway pilot said rt engine lost power he reduced power to ld was 50 ft AGL and bounced on second touchdown acft dept runway at 45 angle nose gear broke off in sod wind was 30 off nose at 12K gusting 2 1 rt wing cap destroyed by ground contact engine exam disclosed no malfunction acft ferried out after structual-no engine repair
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3434
- Reported as
- de Havilland DHC-6-200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 193
- Airframe hours
- 28,805
- Engine
- P&W PT6-20, 579 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Mountain Air Cargo
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 7, 1985 · 63 hours before
- Departed
- GRR · Grand Rapids, MI
- Destination
- TVC · Traverse City, MI
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- GRR · Kent County
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
- 28
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 7,445 total · 400 in this make and model · 7,200 as pilot in command · 200 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 12 knots, gusting 21
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 39 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GRR, 1 nm away
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 N3434 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.