# Accident 20060601008409A: Dhav DHC3, Port Townsend, WA, June 1, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2006, 08:30 local time
- Place: Port Townsend, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GJRA
- Location: 48.1969° N, 123.3264° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1969&lon=-123.3264&mi=10
- Aircraft: N606KA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N606KA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-3 (registry code 2802412, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC3
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A135
- People aboard: 11
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060601008409A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ENROUTE FROM SEATTLE, (LAKE UNION), (W55) TO VICTORIA CANADA, (YWH), KENMORE AIR FLIGHT 310 MADE AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING NEAR PORT TOWNSEND, WA DUE TO DETERIORATING WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE PIC DECIDED TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT AROUND TO AVOID A FOG BANK. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT LOW ALTITUDE THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING ON THE WATER CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE AND SEA FIN. THE PIC BEACHED THE AIRCRAFT WHERE THE PASSENGERS WERE DISEMBARKED. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGERS WAS REPORTED.

## 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 SEA06LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA112), Jun 1, 2006: de Havilland DHC-3T (N606KA), Port Townsend, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of the airplane's height above the water during a precautionary landing which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing factors were glassy water conditions, fog, and the…

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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