# Accident 20031129032279A: Dhav DHC2MKI, Kodiak, AK, November 29, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 2003, 09:35 local time
- Place: Kodiak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: D4NA
- Location: 57.8500° N, 153.1167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.8500&lon=-153.1167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13VF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2MKI
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 280 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC04LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031129032279A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT CIRCLED THE WATER LANDING AREA TWO TIMES TO MAKE SURE THE AREA WAS CLEAR BEFORE LANDING THE SEAPLANE IN THE BAY. THE PILOT REPORTED THE WIND WAS 10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE LANDING AREA. HE APPROACHED INTO THE WIND OVER THE LAND FOR A WATER LANDING. DURING THE FINAL APPROACH THE PILOT REPORTED ENCOUNTERING WIND SHEAR AND THE STALL WARNING COMING ON. HE ADDED FULL POWER BUT COULD NOT PREVENT THE FLOAT AND WING FROM CONTACTING THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED 180 DEGREES ON IMPACT WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ANC04LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA010), Nov 29, 2003: deHAVILLAND DHC-2 (N13VF), Kodiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate evaluation of the weather conditions, and his failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance, which resulted in a collision with terrain during the final landing approach. A…

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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