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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 · Metlakatla, AK · June 9, 2014

Date: June 9, 2014 · 15:30 local
Place: Metlakatla, AK
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: W0PA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5595M
Reported as: Dehavilland Beaver DHC-2 MK.1
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,206 total126 in this make and model126 in the last 90 days

N5595MRegistered now · Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1S/N 1571 · Built 1964 Airframe modelDehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Prior to takeoff the pilot stated he determined the wind direction was w/sw at 15MPH gusting to approximately 25MPH and he aligned the aircraft for a departure into the wind. The pilot stated that as the aircraft was transitioning onto the step a wind gust from the left lifted the left wing causing the right wing tip to strike the water. The aircraft was not airborne and damage was limited to the right wingtip only.

As the FAA filed it

PRIOR TO TAKEOFF THE PILOT STATED HE DETERMINED THE WIND DIRECTION WAS W/SW AT 15MPH GUSTING TO APPROXIMATELY 25MPH AND HE ALIGNED THE AIRCRAFT FOR A DEPARTURE INTO THE WIND. THE PILOT STATED THAT AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRANSITIONING ONTO THE STEP A WIND GUST FROM THE LEFT LIFTED THE LEFT WING CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TIP TO STRIKE THE WATER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT AIRBORNE AND DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE RIGHT WINGTIP ONLY.

Other reports on N5595M · 1

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

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