# Accident 20020712016879A: Dhav DHC2MK1, Juneau, AK, July 12, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2002, 08:40 local time
- Place: Juneau, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: KJLA
- Location: 58.3014° N, 134.4206° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.3014&lon=-134.4206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93AK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2MK1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC02LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020712016879A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE APPROACHING THE SEADROME FOR A LANDING, MR. WILLIAMS MADE HIS APPROACH TO LANDING TO LAND TO THE EAST. THE WIND CONDITIONS AT THE TIME WERE WESTERLY APPROXIMATELY 12 KTS. HE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE WATER WITH A LEFT QUARTERING TAILWIND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED BOUNCING A COUPLE TIMES ON THE WATER AND THEN BEGAN SKIDDING ACROSS THE WATER. THE LEFT WING TOUCHED THE WATER AND THE AIRCRAFT SPUN AROUND 90 DEGREES, WHERE IT BECAME INVERTED AND WAS SUBMERGED. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT UNINJURED.

## 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 ANC02LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA076), Jul 12, 2002: de Havilland DHC-2 (N93AK), Juneau, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare resulting in a hard landing. Factors contributing to the accident were the quartering tailwind, and the inadvertent water loop.

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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