N456SF is a Dehavilland DHC 2 MK III. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 11 seats, powered by a P&W Canada PT6A-27 rated at 680 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Anchorage, AK. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in Mar 2016. It has been registered to its current owner since Jul 2019. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
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The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, on approach to land on a private, gravel-covered airstrip, a dust cloud obscured three-quarters of the airstrip, but the approach end of the airstrip remained visible. He added that, during the approach, the airplane encountered wind shear, the main landing gear impacted terrain before the approach end of the airstrip, the airplane bounced, and came to rest nosed down.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the landing gear box.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The pilot reported that about the time of the accident, the wind was variable from 060° to 120° at 20 knots gusting to 25 knots. The pilot landed the airplane to the east.
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