# Accident 20180601006789A: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2, Ketchikan, AK, June 1, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2018, 11:00 local time
- Place: Ketchikan, AK
- Airport: Dora Bay Seaplane Base
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: Y3RA
- Location: 55.2169° N, 132.2336° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.2169&lon=-132.2336&mi=10
- Aircraft: N203KL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND BEAVER DHC-2
- Reported engine: P&W R-985 SERIES
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA321) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180601006789A

## Narrative

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

IMMEDIATELY AFTER TOUCHING DOWN, INTO THE PREDOMINANT WIND, ON THE WATER A SUDDEN GUST FROM THE LEFT REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT CAUSED THE RIGHT FLOAT TO DIG INTO THE WATER CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO ROTATE TO THE RIGHT AND THE RIGHT WING TO HIT THE WATER THEN AS THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO THE RIGHT THE LEFT WING HIT THE WATER. THE AIRCRAFT STAYED UPRIGHT AND AFLOAT.

## 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 GAA18CA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA321), Jun 1, 2018: Dehavilland Beaver DHC 2 (N203KL), Ketchikan, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain pitch and directional control during a water landing.

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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