De Havilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) N995SP

Summary

On 26 March 2013 at about 18:00 local time, a De Havilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) registered N995SP, operated by Joe Schuster, was involved in an accident near Anchorage, Alaska, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

26 March 2013 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Lake Hood (Z41)

Coordinates

61.1711, -149.9922

Aircraft

De Havilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A)

Registration

N995SP

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Joe Schuster

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Anchorage → Skwentna

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC13CA037

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while taxiing on a snow-covered taxiway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the wheel-/ski-equipped airplane was taxiing for departure on a snow-covered taxiway when he lost directional control in the deep snow and veered to the left, colliding with a parked airplane. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and lift strut. The pilot stated that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. The operator wrote that the accident may have been prevented if he had waited for the taxiway to be cleared of snow.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.