# Accident 20120825018489A: Dehavilland BEAVER U-6, Soldotna, AK, August 25, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2012, 08:00 local time
- Place: Soldotna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ZKTC
- Location: 60.5706° N, 151.2447° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5706&lon=-151.2447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N314HA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N314HA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland BEAVER U-6 (registry code 2800115, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-u-6) (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 U-6
- Reported engine: P&W R-985 SERIES
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 700 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC12CA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120825018489A

## Narrative

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

THE FLIGHT WAS A PART 135 FISHING CHARTER FROM LONGMERE LAKE, SOLDOTNA, AK TO BIG RIVER LAKE, COOK INLET.  PERSONNEL ON BOARD WERE THE PILOT, A FISHING GUIDE, AND 4 PASSENGERS.THE FLIGHT DEPARTED LONGMERE LAKE WITHOUT INCIDENT AND FLEW OVER KENAI, AK PRIOR TO CROSSING THE COOK INLET TO THE DESTINATION.EN ROUTE WEATHER WAS VFR WITH SOME LOW LEVEL FOG OVER THE INLET AND IN THE AREA OF BIG RIVER LAKE.  ALTITUDE AND SURFACE WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 8 KNOTS.SURFACE FOG DID NOT IMPEDE FORWARD VISIBILITY AND WAS NOT A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.UPON ARRIVAL AT THE LAKE, THE PILOT FLEW OVER THE LAKE FROM THE SOUTH TO NORTH TO DETERMINE SURFACE WINDS ON THE LAKE PRIOR TO LANDING.  THIS FLIGHT PROFILE WAS CHARACTERISTIC OF THE OPERATOR.THE PILOT STATED HE PLANNED TO COMPLETE A DESCENDING LEFT TURN TO LAND PAST A BOG AREA IN THE LAKE PRIOR TO WATER TAXIING TO BOATS AT THE SOUTH END OF THE LAKE AWAITING THE PASSENGERS.THE FLIGHT PROFILE TO LANDING WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO CLEAR THE BOG.  THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED APPROXMATELY 60 FEET FROM THE LEADING EDGE OF THE BOG.THE RIGHT WING DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT FORWARD FROM THE CENTRIPETAL FORCE OF THE IMPACT.  THE LEFT WING WAS BROKEN APPROXIMATELY HALF WAY ALONG THE WING SPAR.THE ENGINE, COWLING, AND PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED UPON IMPACT WITH THE GROUND.THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS WERE ABLE TO EVACUATE THE AIRCRAFT.THERE WAS MINOR INJURIES TO ONE PASSENGER FROM THE IMPACT.  THE PASSENGER RECEIVED A CUT OVER THE LEFT EAR FROM THE SEAT BELT RESTRAINT REQUIRING 12 STITCHES.

## 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 ANC12CA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA092), Aug 25, 2012: Dehavilland Beaver U-6 (N314HA), Kenai, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate ground clearance during his landing approach, which resulted in a collision with terrain.

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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