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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 · Juneau, AK · January 12, 2015

Date: January 12, 2015 · 12:49 local
Place: Juneau, AK
Airport: Juneau International Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: P9KA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4794C
Reported as: Dehavilland Beaver DHC-2 MK.1
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N4794CRegistered now · Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1S/N 342-FM-157 · Built 1951 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.

Pilot selected gear down on approach to runway. Visual by the pilot indicated the mains down but bow gear still on top of amphibs. Approach aborted for troubleshooting, no breakers blown, hand pump had no pressure. Main gears would not retract, notified tower, waited for AK air jet to land. Touched down on mains and let bow down to land on front keel of floats, engine shut down and fuel shut off as soon as keel touched and skid to a stop. Landing was uneventful and passengers unloaded safely.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY. VISUAL BY THE PILOT INDICATED THE MAINS DOWN BUT BOW GEAR STILL ON TOP OF AMPHIBS. APPROACH ABORTED FOR TROUBLESHOOTING, NO BREAKERS BLOWN, HAND PUMP HAD NO PRESSURE. MAIN GEARS WOULD NOT RETRACT, NOTIFIED TOWER, WAITED FOR AK AIR JET TO LAND. TOUCHED DOWN ON MAINS AND LET BOW DOWN TO LAND ON FRONT KEEL OF FLOATS, ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND FUEL SHUT OFF AS SOON AS KEEL TOUCHED AND SKID TO A STOP. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL AND PASSENGERS UNLOADED SAFELY.

Other reports on N4794C · 1

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

Accident 19740715033189ATo Aborted (Fixed Wing) · Sitka, AKAborted due un clr trees on shore. Floats hit logs. Wind calm.Jul 15, 1974 · Substantial damage