19890519066689I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Dhav DHC2MK1 · Friday Harbor, WA · May 19, 1989

Date
May 19, 1989 · 18:39 local
Place
Friday Harbor, WA
Airport
Friday Harbor Spb
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
GIUA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6LU
Reported as
Dhav DHC2MK1
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,015 total432 in this make and model205 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During docking seaplane struck dock. Pilot stated he was blinded by sun and misjudged distance.

As the FAA filed it

DURING DOCKING SEAPLANE STRUCK DOCK. PILOT STATED HE WAS BLINDED BY SUN AND MISJUDGED DISTANCE.

Other reports on N6LU · 3

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