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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Dhav DHC2MK1 · Salmon Lake, AK · May 30, 2003

Date: May 30, 2003 · 14:30 local
Place: Salmon Lake, AK
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: H0VC
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N60TF
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC03LA054
Reported as: Dhav DHC2MK1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,500 total450 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N60TFRegistered now · Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A)S/N 1205 · Built 1957 Airframe modelDehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A)Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft flipped over on its longitudinal axis upon touchdown on water surface at Salmon Lake: pilot admitted to NTSB that he had forgotten to retract the landing gear into the floats prior to landing. The landing gear striking the water prior to floats would have caused the upset and forward flip of the aircraft which resulted in substantial damage, including left wing mount ripped apart allowing wing to trail aft approximately 85 degrees.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS LONGITUDINAL AXIS UPON TOUCHDOWN ON WATER SURFACE AT SALMON LAKE: PILOT ADMITTED TO NTSB THAT HE HAD FORGOTTEN TO RETRACT THE LANDING GEAR INTO THE FLOATS PRIOR TO LANDING. THE LANDING GEAR STRIKING THE WATER PRIOR TO FLOATS WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE UPSET AND FORWARD FLIP OF THE AIRCRAFT WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, INCLUDING LEFT WING MOUNT RIPPED APART ALLOWING WING TO TRAIL AFT APPROXIMATELY 85 DEGREES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC03LA054Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSitka, AKThe pilot's failure to retract the landing gear wheels of an amphibious float equipped airplane after departure from a paved runway, which resulted in a nose over when the airplane was landed on a nearby lake with the wheels extended. A contributing factor in…May 30, 2003 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N60TF · 2

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

Incident 20150817017109ILanding: Rollout · Sitka, AKOn landing at the Sitka airport the left and right main landing gear truck and wheel assembly retracted into the wheel well causing the both floats to contact the runway. The aircraft sustained minor damage only to the keel strips just forward of the wheel…Aug 17, 2015 · Minor damage Incident 20080314013659IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Sitka, AK(-23) On take off from water aircraft hit submerged object and aircraft continued to Sitka airport. Pilot was not sure that there was damage to aircraft float. Did check all gear down ok. After landing and rollout left hand main gear collapsed rendering…Mar 14, 2008 · Reported as Dhav DHC2MK1 · No damage