# Incident 19970407011229I: Dhav DHC2MK3, Friday Harbor, WA, April 7, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1997, 17:01 local time
- Place: Friday Harbor, WA
- Airport: Friday Harbor
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5339° N, 123.0190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Friday Harbor, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5339&lon=-123.0190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N260HC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2MK3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 400 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970407011229I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: WHILE LANDING AT FRIDAY HARBOR, WA, (FHR) IN GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS, WITH REPORTED WINDSHEAR, THE PILOT BECAME DISTRACTED AND LANDED HIS AIRCRAFT ON AMPHIBIOUS FLOATS WHEELS UP. THE ONLY DAMAGE WAS A LITTLE SCRAPING OF PAINT OFF THE BOTTOM OF THE FLOATS. THE COMPANY THAT OWNS THE AIRCRAFT IS SOLEY OWNED BY THE PILOT, AND SINCE THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS THERE WAS NO FAR VIOLATION.

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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