# Incident 20020908025449I: Dhav DHC2MK1, Iliamna, AK, September 8, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 2002, 16:00 local time
- Place: Iliamna, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: YGOC
- Location: 59.7568° N, 154.9111° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Iliamna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.7568&lon=-154.9111&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6LU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6LU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 (registry code 2800102, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-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 DHC2MK1
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 350 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020908025449I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS PICKING UP 2 PAX (HUNTERS) FROM A SMALL LAKE. THE PILOT MADE HIS TAKEOFF RUN ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE LAKE. A RIGHT CROSSWIND PREVAILED. THE AIRPLANE ACCELERATED WELL AND GOT ON THE STEP QUICKLY. AT THE PILOTS POINT OF GO/NO-GO, HE FELT INSUFFICIENT SPACE REMAINED TO CONTINUE THE DEPARTURE AND ABORTED. INSUFFICIENT SPACE REMAINED BEYOND THE ABORT POINT TO BRING THE AIRPLANE TO A STOP IN THE WATERED PORTION OF THE LAKE. THE RESULTING OVER RUN TOOK THE AIRPLANE OUT OF THE WATER AND ONTO THE LAKESHORE. MINOR DAMAGE RESULTED TO THE FLOAT BOTTOMS, STRUTS, FLYING WIRES, VENTRAL FIN AND FLOAT STEPS.

## Other reports on N6LU (3)

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

- [Incident 20130911018609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130911018609I), Sep 11, 2013: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 (N6LU), Rainy Pass, AK, Minor damage. The aircraft was on approach to a small lake, the pilot heard a loud bang from the engine, the engine started losing power, the pilot landed on the lake with…
- [Incident 19910715055909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910715055909I), Jul 15, 1991: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N6LU), Iliamna, AK, Minor damage. Pilot stated he encountered severe downdraft. Unable to recover. Landed off airport damaging floats.
- [Incident 19890519066689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890519066689I), May 19, 1989: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N6LU), Friday Harbor, WA, Minor damage. During docking seaplane struck dock. Pilot stated he was blinded by sun and misjudged distance.

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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