# Accident 19970913045429A: Dhav DHC1, Winlock, WA, September 13, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1997, 16:00 local time
- Place: Winlock, WA
- Airport: Pilots Pasture
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.4800° N, 122.8691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4800&lon=-122.8691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6004A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6004A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-1 SERIES 22 (registry code 2801714, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-1-series-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Brist Sid GIPSY (registry code 10010, https://openairdocs.org/engine/brist-sid-gipsy) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 544 total, 378 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970913045429A

## Narrative

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

(.4) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH THE AIRPLANE WAS TOO HIGH. THE PILOT SLIPPED THE AIRPLANE TO REDUCE ALTITUDE AND HELD THAT ATTITUDE UNTIL A FEW FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY AND AT THE POINT OF FLARE. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO DESCEND IN THE FLARE AND TOUCHED DOWN STILL IN THE SLIP ATTITUDE. THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED AND THE PILOT ADDED POWER.THE AIRPLANE WAS POINTED TO THE RIGHT OF RUNWAY HEADING AND THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AS THE AIRPLANE TRAVELED OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE WET GRASS. THE PILOT REDUCED THE POWER AND APPLIED HEAVY BREAKING ACTION, HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED AND COLLIDED WITH A HANGAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA97LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA209), Sep 13, 1997: de Havilland DHC-1 (N6004A), Winlock, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to attain proper alignment during touchdown and failure to maintain directional control. A wet runway was a factor.

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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