# Incident 20151116022699I: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A), Tka, AK, November 16, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 2015, 15:30 local time
- Place: Tka, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EWC
- Aircraft: N93DG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N93DG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) (registry code 2808002, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2-mk-i-l20a) (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 DHC-2 MK. I(L20A)
- Reported engine: P&W R-985 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 13,500 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151116022699I

## Narrative

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

11/18/2015  PILOT WAS CALLED  BY CUSTOMER TO FLY TO SOCKEYE LAKE TO DROP ONE PAX AND SOME FREIGHT.  CUSTOMER TOLD THE PILOT THAT HE HAD DRILLED 6 OR MORE HOLES IN THE ICE AND THAT THERE WAS 11 INCHES OF ICE ON THE LAKE.

THE PILOT LANDED AT HIS ESTIMATION 200 YARDS FROM THE LAKE EDGE AND TAXIED TOWARD THE SHORE.  WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET FROM THE SHORE THE AIRCRAFT BROKE THROUGH THE ICE WITH THE AIRCRAFT COMING TO REST ON THE WINGS WITH THE ENGINE SUBMERGED.  PILOT AND PAX EXITED THE AIRCRAFT GETTING WET IN THE PROCESS BUT NO INJURIES OTHER THAN BEING WET.

AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE LAKE ICE AND WAS TAXIING TO THE SHORE WITH NO INTENTION OF TAKING OFF OR OTHER MANUEVERS.

## Other reports on N93DG (1)

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

- [Incident 20120722016879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120722016879I), Jul 22, 2012: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) (N93DG), Talkeetna, AK, No damage. 7/22/2012 At 12:40 p.m. PIC taxied out to runway 18 at the Talkeetna state airport, performed a run-up and everything was fine.PIC added take-off power and at…

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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