# Accident 20091005050119A: Dehavilland DHC-2, Kulik Lodge, AK, October 5, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 2009, 11:15 local time
- Place: Kulik Lodge, AK
- Airport: Kulik Lodge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ENFA
- Location: 58.9589° N, 155.1028° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.9589&lon=-155.1028&mi=10
- Aircraft: N490K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N490K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-2 (registry code 2808001, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2) (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
- Reported engine: P&W R-985 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 15,980 total, 2,718 in this make and model, 255 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC10CA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10CA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091005050119A

## Narrative

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

PILOT TAXIED FOR TAKEOFF FROM NONVIANUK LAKE WITH 3 COMPANY EMPLOYEES AND THEIR GEAR (LAST FLIGHT  OF THE SEASON). DURING TAKEOFF, AFTER COMING UP "ON-STEP", THE PILOT REALIZED THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH REMAINING WATER AVAILABLE FOR "LIFT-OFF". THE THROTTLE WAS "CLOSED" AND THE PASSENGERS WERE WARNED OF THE IMPENDING IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT SLID INTO SHALLOW WATER, THEN INTO TUNDRA & MARSH, ABOUT 75 YARDS FROM THE LAKE SHORE. THE AIRCRAFT HAD NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS, WAS WITHIN THE CORRECT LOADING FOR WEIGHT & BALANCE CONTROL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED.

## 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 ANC10CA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10CA001), Oct 5, 2009: Dehavilland DHC-2 (N490K), King Salmon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff area, and his decision to takeoff with 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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