# Incident 19930501016269I: Dhav DHC2MK1, Valdez, AK, May 1, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1993, 18:45 local time
- Place: Valdez, AK
- Airport: Valdez Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ELRA
- Location: 61.1308° N, 146.3483° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Valdez, AK, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1308&lon=-146.3483&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62469, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62469) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 (registry code 2800102, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2-mk-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney A-1 series (registry code 52075, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-a-1-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2MK1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,500 total, 1,550 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930501016269I

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN GEAR ON AMPHIBIUS WHEEL FLOAT PLANE COLLPASED ON ROLLOUT. LEFT ACTUATOR HAD CORRODED AT ATTACHMENT HOLE.

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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