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Incident

FAA incident report · Dhav DHC2* · Port Gamble Bay, WA · March 22, 2006

Date: March 22, 2006 · 08:30 local
Place: Port Gamble Bay, WA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: GJRA
Aircraft: N1018F
Reported as: Dhav DHC2*
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R985SB3
People aboard: 6
Fatal injuries: 0

N1018FRegistered now · Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2S/N 710 · Built 1954 Airframe modelDehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Aircraft was climbing thru 2600' enroute from lake union seaplane base to victoria, bc, Canada when pilot noticed slight engine hesitation, the lost power and began emitting smoke from the engine. Pilot executed an emergency landing in Port Gamble Bay. Aircraft landed without incident and was able to taxi to a fishpen and be secured. Pax were evacuated with no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS CLIMBING THRU 2600' ENROUTE FROM LAKE UNION SEAPLANE BASE TO VICTORIA, BC, CANADA WHEN PILOT NOTICED SLIGHT ENGINE HESITATION, THE LOST POWER AND BEGAN EMITTING SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE. PILOT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN PORT GAMBLE BAY. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND WAS ABLE TO TAXI TO A FISHPEN AND BE SECURED. PAX WERE EVACUATED WITH NO INJURIES.