# Accident 20060723014769A: Dhav DHC2MK1, Goose Bay, AK, July 23, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2006, 12:40 local time
- Place: Goose Bay, AK
- Airport: Goose Bay Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4625° N, 149.9339° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4625&lon=-149.9339&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5146G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2MK1
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060723014769A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS WAS A CIVIL AIR PATROL FLOAT BEAVER. THE PIC/CFI WAS GIVING INSTRUCTION ON HOW TO DO STEP TURNS IN A LAKE. DURING THE DEMONSTRATION OF THIS MANEUVER THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO TURN AND HIT THE BEACH AND A TREE.

## 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 ANC06LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA095), Jul 23, 2006: de Havilland DHC-2 (N5146G), Big Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while step taxiing a float-equipped airplane, which resulted in a collision with an embankment. A factor contributing to the accident was an…

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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