# Accident 20001220025249A: Dhav L20A, Kirkland, WA, December 20, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 2000, 11:00 local time
- Place: Kirkland, WA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6970° N, 122.2037° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kirkland, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6970&lon=-122.2037&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 L20A
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001220025249A

## Narrative

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

(-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 ONTO A FIELD ADJACENT TO A TRACK AT A HIGH SCHOOL. THE A/C STRUCK A METAL FENCE AT THE END OF THE FIELD DURING LANDING ROLLOUT ONTO WET GRASS. THE A/C HAS BEEN OBSERVED BY AN FAA AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR DURING EXAMINATIONS AND TESTING AND NO REASON FOR THE ENGINE FAILURE HAS BEEN DETERMINED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N2502 (2)

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

- [Incident 20000526020469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000526020469I), May 26, 2000: Dhav DHC2* (N2502), Eastsound, WA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot lost control on landing. Aircraft went off the runway into soft dirt causing the left main landing gear to fail.
- [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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