# Accident 19980919025539A: Dhav DHC2*, Iliamna, AK, September 19, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1998, 07:30 local time
- Place: Iliamna, AK
- Airport: Iliamna
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.8503° N, 154.5590° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.8503&lon=-154.5590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N700NL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N700NL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK 1 (registry code 2808006, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2-mk-1) (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*
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC98LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980919025539A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 19, 1998, ABOUT 0745 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A FLOAT EQUIPPED DEHAVILLAND DHC-2 AIRPLANE, N700NL, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN ATTEMEPTED TAKEOFF FROM LAKE ILIAMNA, ALASKA, LOCATED ABOUT 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ILIAMNA, ALASKA. THE SOLO COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL, 14 CFR PART 91 FISHING LODGE BUSINESS FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT WAS RETURNING TO NONDALTON, ALASKA, WHERE IT HAD DEPARTED ABOUT 0715. DURING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW WITH AN NTSB INVESTIGATOR ON SEPTEMBER 19, THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS BEGINNING A TAKEOFF RUN TO THE EAST, WHEN THE RIGHT WING LIFTED AND THE AIRPLANE ROLLED SLOWLY TO THE LEFT AND NOSED OVER. THE PILOT SAID HE ESTIMATED THE WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT TO BE FROM THE EAST AT 30 TO 40 KNOTS. HE ALSO NOTED THERE WERE NO PREACCIDENT MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE. (.4) THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF TO THE EAST FROM A REMOTE LAKE IN A FLOAT EQUIPPED AIRPLANE.  HE ESTIMATED THE PREVAILING WINDS TO BE EASTERLY AT 35 KNOTS, WITH GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS.  SHORTLY AFTER APPLYING POWER DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE PILOT SAID A GUST OF WIND SUDDENLY LIFTED THE RIGHT W ING, AND THE AIRPLANE ROLLED OVER TO THE LEFT. (-23) ON SEPTEMBER 19, 1998, ABOUT 0745 ADT, A FLOAT EQUIPPED DEHAVILLAND DHC-2 AIRPLANE, N700NL SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM LAKE ILIAMNA, ALASKA, LOCATED ABOUT 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ILIAMNA, ALASKA. THE SOLO COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE FLIGHT WAS RETURNING TO NONDALTON, ALASKA, WHERE IT HAD DEPARTED ABOUT 0715. WINDS AT THE TIME WERE ESTIMATED TO BE 30-40 KNOTS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT TOLD AN NTSB INVESTIGATOR DURING AN INTERVIEW THAT AS HE BEGAN A TAKEOFF RUN TO THE EAST, THE RIGHT WING LIFTED AND THE AIRPLANE SLOWLY ROLLED TO THE LEFT AND NOSED OVER. HE ALSO NOTED THERE WERE NO PREACCIDENT MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE.

## 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 ANC98LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA157), Sep 19, 1998: de Havilland DHC-2 (N700NL), Iliamna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty wind conditions, and his attempted flight into adverse weather. Factors associated with the accident are high and gusty winds.

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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