# Incident 19790612015619I: Dhav DHC2/, Juneau, AK, June 12, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1979, 14:00 local time
- Place: Juneau, AK
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 58.3019° N, 134.4197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Juneau, AK, within about 29 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.3019&lon=-134.4197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62353, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62353) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland-Shawano DHC-2 MK.I (registry code 2806001, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-shawano-dhc-2-mk-i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2/
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790612015619I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT LANDED FLOAT PLANE ON RUNWAY WITH LEFT FORWARD WHEEL RETRACTED. COULD NOT GET IT TO EXTEND.

## Other reports on N62353 (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19920322011589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920322011589I), Mar 22, 1992: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N62353), Juneau, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft exited runway after landing. Right brake locked. Towed by dolly cart to ramp.
- [Incident 19860917079139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860917079139I), Sep 17, 1986: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N62353), Juneau, AK. Gear slow to retract after takeoff. Hydraulic leakage noted. Left bow gear failed to extend for return landing.
- [Incident 19780913017219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780913017219I), Sep 13, 1978: Dhav DHC2/ (N62353), Juneau, AK, Minor damage. Hard landing damage gear and float.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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