De Havilland DHC-2 N8190Y

Summary

On 15 April 2005 at about 21:00 local time, a De Havilland DHC-2 registered N8190Y, operated by National Park Service, was involved in an accident near Talkeetna, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

15 April 2005 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Talkeetna, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

62.9686, -150.7547

Aircraft

De Havilland DHC-2

Registration

N8190Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

National Park Service

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Talkeetna → Ruth Glacier

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC05TA058

2 people had minor injuries.

The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for taxi after landing, which resulted in the collapse of the main landing gear and structural damage to the right wing and forward fuselage. A factor associated with the accident was the rough and uneven terrain.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airline transport pilot was conducting a federal public use flight under Title 14, CFR Part 91, when he landed a ski-equipped airplane on a glacier. In a written statement to the NTSB, the pilot reported exiting the landing area in a wide right-hand turn attempting to keep high on the slope, and avoid a depression on the steeply sloping terrain. He wrote that when the tailwheel started to slide downhill, he added power to increase rudder authority, and shallowed the right turn, hoping to avoid a depression. He reported that the airplane crossed over the depression, and upon "touching down on the far side" the right main landing gear collapsed, and the right wing struck the snow. The pilot reported that the right wing and forward fuselage sustained structural damage. According to the pilot, there were no known preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.