# Accident 20120702014939A: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2, Rudyard Bay, AK, July 2, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2012, 15:15 local time
- Place: Rudyard Bay, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: TQ0A
- Location: 55.6078° N, 130.7100° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.6078&lon=-130.7100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1018A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1018A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 (registry code 2800108, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-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 BEAVER DHC-2
- Reported engine: P&W R-985 SERIES
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,925 total, 110 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC12CA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120702014939A

## Narrative

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

CONDITION:CALM WATER AND LIGHT WIND. PILOT PLANNED TO START THE TAKE-OFF RUN OPPOSITE THE DIRECTION HE INTENDED TO TAKE OFF, DO A STEP TURN TO THE LEFT TO THE INTENDED DEPARTURE DIRECTION AND TAKE OFF.  IN THE STEP TURN THE RATE OF TURN INCREASED TO MORE THAN WHAT THE PILOT ANTICIPATED.  THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AS THE TURN TIGHTENED, RESULTING IN AN EXCESSIVE CAPSIZING TENDENCY OF THE AIRCRAFT, CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TO CONTACT THE WATER RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING.

## 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 ANC12CA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA060), Jul 2, 2012: Dehavilland Beaver DHC-2 (N1018A), Ketchikan, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during a step turn on floats.

## Other reports on N1018A (2)

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

- [Incident 19910512019899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910512019899I), May 12, 1991: Dhav DHC2* (N1018A), Ketchikan, AK. Rough running engine forced landing on open water. Cylinder malfunctioned. Towed to maintenance base.
- [Incident 19880531043349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880531043349I), May 31, 1988: Dhav DHC2* (N1018A), Ketchikan, AK, Minor damage. Struck a log during a water landing damaged left float keel.

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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