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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Dhav U6A · Craig, AK · August 5, 2006

Date: August 5, 2006 · 13:00 local
Place: Craig, AK
Airport: Craig
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: W0PC
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9294Z
Reported as: Dhav U6A
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,364 total23 in this make and model181 in the last 90 days

N9294ZRegistered now · Dehavilland BEAVER U-6AS/N 1379 · Built 1959 Airframe modelDehavilland BEAVER U-6A 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) N9294Z was approaching to land in Craig harbor, when it struck a boat. The boat had been traveling at approx 25 KTS towards the aircraft from the aircraft's right side. Neither the aircraft pilot nor the boat captain saw the other, as they were both in the other's blind spot. The pilot initiated a go-around, and returned to ketchikan for assistance. In ketchikan, the pilot landed the straight float DHC-2 on the runway to avoid a water landing that he deemed dangerous due to damage to the underside of his floats. The landing on the runway was uneventful. There were no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N9294Z WAS APPROACHING TO LAND IN CRAIG HARBOR, WHEN IT STRUCK A BOAT. THE BOAT HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT APPROX 25 KTS TOWARDS THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT SIDE. NEITHER THE AIRCRAFT PILOT NOR THE BOAT CAPTAIN SAW THE OTHER, AS THEY WERE BOTH IN THE OTHER'S BLIND SPOT. THE PILOT INITIATED A GO-AROUND, AND RETURNED TO KETCHIKAN FOR ASSISTANCE. IN KETCHIKAN, THE PILOT LANDED THE STRAIGHT FLOAT DHC-2 ON THE RUNWAY TO AVOID A WATER LANDING THAT HE DEEMED DANGEROUS DUE TO DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF HIS FLOATS. THE LANDING ON THE RUNWAY WAS UNEVENTFUL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

Other reports on N9294Z · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19800826085839ATakeoff Ground Roll · Kukalek Lake, AKForgot to lower flaps for river takeoff. Struck river bank at bend in river.Aug 26, 1980 · Reported as Dhav DHC2/ · Substantial damage