# Incident 20121113025259I: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.3, Crescent Bay, WA, November 13, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 2012, 11:00 local time
- Place: Crescent Bay, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GJRA
- Aircraft: N1455T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1455T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC 2 MK III (registry code 2808005, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2-mk-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34 series (registry code 52250, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-34-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND BEAVER DHC-2 MK.3
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-34
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121113025259I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS ON A CHARTER TO DROP TWO PASSENGERS OFF AT THE BEACH AT CRESCENT BAY, WA LOCATED ABOUT 10 MILES WEST OF PORT ANGELES, WA.  UPON ARRIVAL OVERHEAD AT CRESCENT BAY, THE PILOT CIRCLED THE LANDING AREA THREE TIMES, NOTING BENIGN CONDITIONS.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00 AM WITHOUT INCIDENT IN CALM WATER AND BEGAN TAXIING TOWARD THE BEACH TO DROP OFF THE PASSENGERS.  WHILE TAXIING CLOSER TO THE BEACH,  THE PILOT NOTICED SOME SWELL ACTIVITY ON THE WATER  .  HE THEN TURNED BACK FROM THE BEACH AND STARTED TO TAXI OUT TOWARD OPEN WATER. WHILE IDLE  TAXIING, A WAVE BROKE JUST AHEAD OF THE AIRCRAFT AND WASHED OVER ITS FLOATS.  THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY SURVEYED ALL  ENGINE INDICATIONS AND NOTED NO DISCREPANCIES.  HE THEN TRIED TO TAXI TO OTHER BEACH LOCATIONS TO DEPLANE THE PASSENGERS.  THERE WERE NO OTHER SUITABLE BEACHING SITES, DUE TO WATER CONDITIONS OR TERRAIN.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN FLEW TO PORT ANGELES, WA WITHOUT INCIDENT AND DROPPED THE PASSENGERS AT BOATHAVEN MARINA.  AFTER THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN  AT THE DOCK, THE PILOT NOTED ALL THREE BLADES OF THE PROPELLER WERE BENT.

## Other reports on N1455T (1)

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

- [Accident 19800929048529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800929048529A), Sep 29, 1980: Dhav DHC2MK3 (N1455T), Tatitna, AK, No damage

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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