INCIDENT REPORT

 

PILOT:

Tony Radmilovich

DATE:

February 23, 2003

LOCATION:

19AK (Icy Bay, AK)

 

AIRCRAFT:

Dehavilland Caribou

WEATHER:  

 

 



Occurrence Brief

Location:                          Icy Bay, Alaska
Date:                                February 23, 2003
Highest injury level:           Bruised forehead and ego

Aircraft Manufacturer:        DeHavilland
Aircraft Model:                  Caribou
Reg :                               

Type of  operation:            Charter freight
Airline:                             Not reputable
Damage to aircraft:            A few feet off the front
Departure point:                 Yakutat, AK
Departure time:                  08:43 am (local time)
Destination:                       Icy Bay
Pilot in Command:             Tony Radmilovich
Class of licence:                FS 2002
Hours on type:                   Not enough

Pilot's statement: "All I was trying to do was take off. I thought this kind of stuff is supposed to happen on landings. And who the hell designed this nose gear anyway?"