What happened
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Description:
N264P a 1952 de havilland DHC-2 mk. I beaver floatplane (L20A sn#464), owned by radial power enterprises LLC and operated by pacific airways inc (W0PA) a part 135 air carrier based in Ketchikan, impacted a U.S. Coast guard channel marker buoy on takeoff from the Ketchikan waterfront. There were two passengers, one pilot and a small amount of cargo onboard. No injuries were reported. The aircraft hit the steel buoy with the right wingtip just as it climbed up on the ?step? During the takeoff roll. The aircraft was still on the water when it impacted the buoy. After hitting the marker the pilot powered down and taxied back to pacific airways dock and deplaned the passengers and cargo. The aircraft was tied down to the company?s maintenance hangar located in ward cove and removed from the water and placed in the hangar. The aircraft was on a part 135 scheduled passenger and cargo flight to hollis Alaska and was scheduled to continue on to thorne bay Alaska. The accident occurred approximately 200 yards from the pacific airways dock located on the Ketchikan Alaska waterfront. There was substantial damage to the right wing and wing mounting structure. Weather and water conditions were not a factor. There was no conflict with other aircraft or boats.
As the FAA filed it
DESCRIPTION:
N264P A 1952 DE HAVILLAND DHC-2 MK. I BEAVER FLOATPLANE (L20A SN#464), OWNED BY RADIAL POWER ENTERPRISES LLC AND OPERATED BY PACIFIC AIRWAYS INC (W0PA) A PART 135 AIR CARRIER BASED IN KETCHIKAN, IMPACTED A U.S. COAST GUARD CHANNEL MARKER BUOY ON TAKEOFF FROM THE KETCHIKAN WATERFRONT. THERE WERE TWO PASSENGERS, ONE PILOT AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF CARGO ONBOARD. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE STEEL BUOY WITH THE RIGHT WINGTIP JUST AS IT CLIMBED UP ON THE ?STEP? DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS STILL ON THE WATER WHEN IT IMPACTED THE BUOY. AFTER HITTING THE MARKER THE PILOT POWERED DOWN AND TAXIED BACK TO PACIFIC AIRWAYS DOCK AND DEPLANED THE PASSENGERS AND CARGO. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TIED DOWN TO THE COMPANY?S MAINTENANCE HANGAR LOCATED IN WARD COVE AND REMOVED FROM THE WATER AND PLACED IN THE HANGAR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A PART 135 SCHEDULED PASSENGER AND CARGO FLIGHT TO HOLLIS ALASKA AND WAS SCHEDULED TO CONTINUE ON TO THORNE BAY ALASKA. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS FROM THE PACIFIC AIRWAYS DOCK LOCATED ON THE KETCHIKAN ALASKA WATERFRONT. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND WING MOUNTING STRUCTURE. WEATHER AND WATER CONDITIONS WERE NOT A FACTOR. THERE WAS NO CONFLICT WITH OTHER AIRCRAFT OR BOATS.
NTSB investigation
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