# Accident 20180124013959A: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2, Afognak Island, AK, January 24, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 2018, 12:19 local time
- Place: Afognak Island, AK
- Airport: Kazakof Bay
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: D4NA
- Location: 58.1178° N, 152.5531° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.1178&lon=-152.5531&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1544, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1544) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 (registry code 2800108, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2) (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 BEAVER DHC-2
- Reported engine: P&W R-985 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 18,641 total, 12,800 in this make and model, 141 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC18LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180124013959A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VFR PART 135 FLIGHT BY ANDREW AIRWAYS.  THE  AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KODIAK, AK WITH A LOAD OF CARGO AND NO PASSENGERS.  DURING LANDING AT A GRAVEL STRIP NEAR A LOGGING CAMP AT KAZAKOF BAY, AFOGNAK ISLAND, AK, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY CONTACTING TERRAIN CAUSING THE  RIGHT GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT ELEVATOR, ALONG WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND HORIZONTAL LEADING EDGES AND A PROPELLER STRIKE.  RUNWAY CONDITIONS WAS LIGHT LAYER OF DRY SNOW WITH EXPOSED GRAVEL, AND WINDS WERE LIGHT OUT OF THE WEST.  THE PILOT, AND SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS UNINJURED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC18LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18LA025), Jan 24, 2018: Dehavilland Beaver DHC 2 (N1544), Kodiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

## Other reports on N1544 (2)

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

- [Accident 20191007021139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191007021139A), Oct 7, 2019: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 (N1544), Akhiok, AK, Substantial damage. I departed karluk portage on the karluk river near larsen bay Alaska at 1357 akd. Terrain is a wide flat river valley with mountains on the outskirts. Winds…
- [Accident 20130914018939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130914018939A), Sep 14, 2013: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 (N1544), Kodiak, AK, Substantial damage. On September 14, 2013 at approximately 1300 local Alaska time a straight float equipped DHC-2, N1544 was departing the ayakulik river on Kodiak island with the…

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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