Descripción:
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.
| Estado: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Fecha: | jueves 28 julio 2022 |
| Hora: | 13:15 |
| Tipo: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-3T Vazar Turbine Otter |
| Operador: | Rust's Flying Service |
| Registración: | N320KT |
| Numéro de série: | 73 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1955 |
| Horas Totales de la Célula: | 27466 |
| Motores: | 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 1 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 8 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 9 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Considerable |
| Ubicación: | Talkeetna Airport, AK (TKA) ( Estados Unidos de América)
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| Fase: | Aterrizaje (LDG) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico No Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Atqasuk-Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport, AK (ATK/PATQ), Estados Unidos de América |
| Talkeetna Airport, AK (TKA/PATK), Estados Unidos de América |
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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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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