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NTSB CAROL · Event

Event ANC88DAG06

1988-07-17 PALMER, Alaska, United States Airport · PAQ None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N1925

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

DASSAULT AVIATION FALCON 2000EX

Year of manufacture

2014

TCDS

A50NM · DASSAULT AVIATION

Engine

P&W CANADA PW308C

Seats / Engines

19 seats · 2 engines

Last airworthiness date

20181214

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A172A0

Registrant of record

RHEEM MANUFACTURING CO

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

DURING LANDING APPROACH AN EXCESSIVE RATE OF DESCENT DEVELOPED VERY NEAR THE RUNWAY. THE GYROPLANE LANDED HARD. AFTER THE HARD LANDING THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE PULLED THE CONTROL COLUMN TO ITS AFT POSITION ABRUPTLY. THE SMALL TAIL WHEEL STRUCK THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND FAILED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_ANC88DAG06.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.