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FAA incident report · Dhav DHC2MK1 · Juneau, AK · May 29, 2006

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Date
May 29, 2006 · 19:35 local
Place
Juneau, AK
Airport
Juneau International
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
KJLA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N90AK
Reported as
Dhav DHC2MK1
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,400 total25 in this make and model65 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) On 5/29/2006, approx 1935 adt, a DHC-2 seaplane, N90AK, sustained minor damage when, during takeoff and while on the step, the aircraft began to yaw left and subsequently impacted the beach at the taku river lodge, Alaska. The aircraft was being operated as a VFR, on-demand charter, under title 14 CFR part 135. The pilot and five passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and VFR company flight-following procedures were in effect. The pilot stated that during the takeoff run the aircraft began to yaw to the left, the pilot applied full right rudder to arrest the yaw. The aircraft did not respond to rudder inputs and continued to yaw left. As he approached the docking area and collision with the dock became imminent, he retarded the throttle to idle and applied left rudder to avoid the dock. The aircraft avoided the dock, ran up onto the beach, and contacted small trees aligning the shoreline. Damage to the right float consists of a hole approximately 12" by 10" in the forward compartment and it is buckled upward with a corresponding crease in the sheet metal. Minor skin damage to the outboard left wing leading edge occurred from contact with smalltrees.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 5/29/2006, APPROX 1935 ADT, A DHC-2 SEAPLANE, N90AK, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN, DURING TAKEOFF AND WHILE ON THE STEP, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO YAW LEFT AND SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED THE BEACH AT THE TAKU RIVER LODGE, ALASKA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VFR, ON-DEMAND CHARTER, UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 135. THE PILOT AND FIVE PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND VFR COMPANY FLIGHT-FOLLOWING PROCEDURES WERE IN EFFECT. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF RUN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO YAW TO THE LEFT, THE PILOT APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER TO ARREST THE YAW. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT RESPOND TO RUDDER INPUTS AND CONTINUED TO YAW LEFT. AS HE APPROACHED THE DOCKING AREA AND COLLISION WITH THE DOCK BECAME IMMINENT, HE RETARDED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE AND APPLIED LEFT RUDDER TO AVOID THE DOCK. THE AIRCRAFT AVOIDED THE DOCK, RAN UP ONTO THE BEACH, AND CONTACTED SMALL TREES ALIGNING THE SHORELINE. DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT FLOAT CONSISTS OF A HOLE APPROXIMATELY 12" BY 10" IN THE FORWARD COMPARTMENT AND IT IS BUCKLED UPWARD WITH A CORRESPONDING CREASE IN THE SHEET METAL. MINOR SKIN DAMAGE TO THE OUTBOARD LEFT WING LEADING EDGE OCCURRED FROM CONTACT WITH SMALLTREES.