# Incident 20000526020469I: Dhav DHC2*, Eastsound, WA, May 26, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2000, 14:30 local time
- Place: Eastsound, WA
- Airport: Orcas Island Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.7083° N, 122.9106° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ORCAS ISLAND (ORS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7083&lon=-122.9106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2502, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) (registry code 2808002, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2-mk-i-l20a) (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 R985*
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,450 total, 850 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000526020469I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LOST CONTROL ON LANDING. AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY INTO SOFT DIRT CAUSING THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO FAIL.

## Other reports on N2502 (2)

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

- [Accident 20001220025249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001220025249A), Dec 20, 2000: Dhav L20A (N2502), Kirkland, WA, No damage. (-23) A/c lost power during cruise at 1,800 feet MSL. Pilot switched fuel tanks and the a/c's engine. Ran for about 10 seconds. The pilot made a forced landing…
- [Incident 19900727041889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900727041889I), Jul 27, 1990: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N2502), Bellevue, WA. Float plane flew low over a bathing beach and according to life guards landed within 20 feet of swimming area.

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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