# Incident 20090415046929I: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I, Ketchikan, AK, April 15, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 2009, 14:30 local time
- Place: Ketchikan, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: TQ0A
- Location: 55.3571° N, 131.6746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ketchikan, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.3571&lon=-131.6746&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5160G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5160G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) (registry code 2808002, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2-mk-i-l20a) (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: DEHAVILLAND DHC-2 MK. I
- Reported engine: P&W R-985 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090415046929I

## Narrative

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

CHECK AIRMAN STRUCK A SUBMERGED REEF WHILE DEMONSTRATING STEP TAXI

## Other reports on N5160G (1)

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

- [Incident 19800601051299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800601051299I), Jun 1, 1980: Dhav DHC2/ (N5160G), Rochester, MA, Minor damage. Airplane equipped with non-approved, experimental floats flipped over attempting a water landing.

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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