# Accident 20030731037389A: Dhav DHC2MKI, Iliamna, AK, July 31, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2003, 15:00 local time
- Place: Iliamna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N930TG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N930TG-2020-05-29) (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 DHC2MKI
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,450 total, 1,150 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030731037389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ILIASKA LODGE, A PART 91 OPERATOR, OPERATES THREE DEHAVILLAND BEAVERS (DHC-2). THE LODGE HAD EMPLOYED MR. ROBERT CRAIG JOHNSON FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. HE HAD BEEN FLYING ONE OF THE COMPANIES OTHER DHC-2'S DURING THIS TIME. JUST PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, IT WAS DECIDED BY JOHNSON AND THE OTHER COMPANY PILOT TO SWITCH AIRCRAFT FOR ONE FLIGHT. THIS WOULD BE JOHNSON'S FIRST FLIGHT IN N930TG. DURING JOHNSON'S TAKEOFF AND CLIMB OUT THE ENGINE FAILED. THE EMERGENCY LANDING WAS HARD, CAUSING STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. JOHNSON STATED HE WAS UNSURE WHY THE ENGINE FAILED. IN A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW WITH THE OTHER COMPANY PILOT, IT WAS LEARNED THAT THE DAY AFTER THE ACCIDENT JOHNSON ADMITTED TO SWITCHING TANKS JUST BEFORE BEGINNING HIS TAKEOFF RUN. JOHNSON ALSO ADMITTED TO THE OTHER COMPANY PILOT THAT HE WAS UNAWARE OF THE DIFFERENT FUEL SELECTOR CONFIGURATIONS OF THE TWO AIRCRAFT AND HAD TURNED THE SELECTOR TO WHAT HE HAD THOUGHT WAS THE CENTER TANK AND WAS ACTUALLY IN THE OFF POSITION. WHEN CONTACTED BY TELEPHONE JOHNSON STATED HE DID NOT KNOW WHY THE ENGINE FAILED. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE WAS UNAWARE OF THE DIFFERENT FUEL SELECTOR CONFIGURATIONS.

## 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 N930TG (2)

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

- [Accident 20170618005769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170618005769A), Jun 18, 2017: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) (N930TG), Ketchikan, AK, Destroyed. Description: N930TG a de havilland DHC-2 beaver floatplane, owned and operated by rdm pilot/ guide ltd (Y3RA) a part 135 air carrier based in Ketchikan, AK,…
- [Accident 19990825024819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990825024819A), Aug 25, 1999: Dhav DHC2* (N930TG), Iliamna, AK, Substantial damage. (.19) On August 25, 1999, about 0615 Alaska daylight time, a float equipped Dehavilland DHC-2 airplane N930TG, sustained substantial damage during takeoff from…

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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