Narrative:

On the morning of dec/xx/97, I was dispatched on a cargo only flight (no passenger going or returning) to drop off a heavy cargo item to the village of noatak. After landing in noatak, I attached the tailstand in place, and began the unloading process. 4 of us pushed the cargo item from the front of the cargo area to the aft section of the aircraft in front of the cargo door. When the 3 helpers exited the aircraft I was trying to give the cargo item a final shove. I looked outside and noticed the aircraft rotating left. The tailstand had somehow slipped out from under the tail. Then the empennage dropped lightly on the ground. I exited the aircraft then we lifted the tail and unloaded the cargo item. After looking over the airplane, the tailhook was bent and the flap had a dent in it from contacting the loader. I checked out all the controls. The controls and everything checked out ok. So I elected to fly the aircraft back to kotzebue. After reaching kotzebue the mechanic looked over the aircraft and did absolutely no maintenance to the aircraft. He got a ferry permit and I flew the aircraft to our main base in nome. I believe the whole thing could have been prevented by having someone holding the tailstand. But after the fact, I should have gotten a certified mechanic to look at the aircraft and got a ferry permit before flying it to kotzebue.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A COMMERCIAL FIXED WING SMT WAS FLOWN AND OPERATED WITHOUT AN AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTION AFTER INCURRING DAMAGE WHILE UNLOADING CARGO.

Narrative: ON THE MORNING OF DEC/XX/97, I WAS DISPATCHED ON A CARGO ONLY FLT (NO PAX GOING OR RETURNING) TO DROP OFF A HVY CARGO ITEM TO THE VILLAGE OF NOATAK. AFTER LNDG IN NOATAK, I ATTACHED THE TAILSTAND IN PLACE, AND BEGAN THE UNLOADING PROCESS. 4 OF US PUSHED THE CARGO ITEM FROM THE FRONT OF THE CARGO AREA TO THE AFT SECTION OF THE ACFT IN FRONT OF THE CARGO DOOR. WHEN THE 3 HELPERS EXITED THE ACFT I WAS TRYING TO GIVE THE CARGO ITEM A FINAL SHOVE. I LOOKED OUTSIDE AND NOTICED THE ACFT ROTATING L. THE TAILSTAND HAD SOMEHOW SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER THE TAIL. THEN THE EMPENNAGE DROPPED LIGHTLY ON THE GND. I EXITED THE ACFT THEN WE LIFTED THE TAIL AND UNLOADED THE CARGO ITEM. AFTER LOOKING OVER THE AIRPLANE, THE TAILHOOK WAS BENT AND THE FLAP HAD A DENT IN IT FROM CONTACTING THE LOADER. I CHKED OUT ALL THE CTLS. THE CTLS AND EVERYTHING CHKED OUT OK. SO I ELECTED TO FLY THE ACFT BACK TO KOTZEBUE. AFTER REACHING KOTZEBUE THE MECH LOOKED OVER THE ACFT AND DID ABSOLUTELY NO MAINT TO THE ACFT. HE GOT A FERRY PERMIT AND I FLEW THE ACFT TO OUR MAIN BASE IN NOME. I BELIEVE THE WHOLE THING COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY HAVING SOMEONE HOLDING THE TAILSTAND. BUT AFTER THE FACT, I SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN A CERTIFIED MECH TO LOOK AT THE ACFT AND GOT A FERRY PERMIT BEFORE FLYING IT TO KOTZEBUE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.