# Incident 20060805016269I: Dhav U6A, Craig, AK, August 5, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 2006, 13:00 local time
- Place: Craig, AK
- Airport: Craig
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: W0PC
- Location: 55.4788° N, 133.1478° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CRAIG (CGA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.4788&lon=-133.1478&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9294Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9294Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland BEAVER U-6A (registry code 2800105, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-u-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV U6A
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,364 total, 23 in this make and model, 181 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060805016269I

## Narrative

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

(-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 19800826085839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800826085839A), Aug 26, 1980: Dhav DHC2/ (N9294Z), Kukalek Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Forgot to lower flaps for river takeoff. Struck river bank at bend in river.

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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