# Accident 20080804845639A: Dhav DHC2MK1, Kenmore, WA, August 4, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2008
- Place: Kenmore, WA
- Airport: Kenmore Air Harbor Inc Spb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.7511° N, 122.2692° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7511&lon=-122.2692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53BV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53BV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 (registry code 2800102, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2-mk-1) (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 DHC2MK1
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 412 total, 108 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08CA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080804845639A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS PRACTICING CROSSWIND LANDINGS ON LAKE WASHINGTON IN THE VICINITY OF KENMORE AIR HARBOR (S60) AND INCOUNTERED A QUARTERING TAILWIND DURING LANDING. WHILE ON THE STEP AND ATTEMPTING TO CORRECT FOR THE TAILWIND, THE RIGHT WING TIP AND RIGHT FLOAT STRUCK THE WATER CAUSING THE WING TIP TO BEND UPWARDS AND WRINKLING THE FORWARD TOP SKIN OF THE RIGHT FLOAT. AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO BE TAXIED SAFELY TO KENMORE.

## 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 SEA08CA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA171), Aug 4, 2008: de Havilland Beaver DHC-2 MK.1 (N53BV), Kenmore, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while water taxiing. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's failure to compensate for the wind condition and a tailwind.

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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