Narrative:
The pilot of the tail wheel-equipped airplane reported that, during the landing roll with a crosswind, the airplane began to swerve right as the tail wheel touched the ground. The airplane then veered off the right side of the runway and collided with a ditch. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage just above the right main gear attachment. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
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.
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Thursday 28 July 2022 |
| Time: | 13:15 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-3T Vazar Turbine Otter |
| Operator: | Rust's Flying Service |
| Registration: | N320KT |
| MSN: | 73 |
| First flight: | 1955 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 27466 |
| Engines: | 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Talkeetna Airport, AK (TKA) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Atqasuk-Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport, AK (ATK/PATQ), United States of America |
| Talkeetna Airport, AK (TKA/PATK), United States of America |
The pilot of the tail wheel-equipped airplane reported that, during the landing roll with a crosswind, the airplane began to swerve right as the tail wheel touched the ground. The airplane then veered off the right side of the runway and collided with a ditch. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage just above the right main gear attachment. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause:
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.
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Runway excursion
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Distance from Atqasuk-Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport, AK to Talkeetna Airport, AK as the crow flies is 954 km (596 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.
Distance from Atqasuk-Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport, AK to Talkeetna Airport, AK as the crow flies is 954 km (596 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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