20190520004909A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) · Metlakatla, AK · May 20, 2019

Date: May 20, 2019 · 15:56 local
Place: Metlakatla, AK
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: TQ0A
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N67667
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC19FA019
Reported as: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A)
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,638 total28 in this make and model33 in the last 90 days

N67667Registration cancelled Jun 23, 2021 · Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A)S/N 1309 · Built 1959 Airframe modelDehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A)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.

On may 20, 2019, at approximately 1556 Alaska time, N67667, a de havilland DHC-2, flipped over shortly after touchdown in Metlakatla harbor. Eyewitness accounts assert that the aircraft landed with a quartering tailwind. As N67667 touched down, the downwind (starboard) float dug into the water and then the downwind (starboard) wing subsequently made contact with the water causing the aircraft to violently flip over. The pilot in command, privacy data omitted and sole passenger were fatally injured during the accident.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 20, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 1556 ALASKA TIME, N67667, A DE HAVILLAND DHC-2, FLIPPED OVER SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN IN METLAKATLA HARBOR. EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS ASSERT THAT THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH A QUARTERING TAILWIND. AS N67667 TOUCHED DOWN, THE DOWNWIND (STARBOARD) FLOAT DUG INTO THE WATER AND THEN THE DOWNWIND (STARBOARD) WING SUBSEQUENTLY MADE CONTACT WITH THE WATER CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VIOLENTLY FLIP OVER. THE PILOT IN COMMAND, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND SOLE PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED DURING THE ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC19FA019Accident · 2 fatalClass 2 · FieldFinal reportMetlakatla, AKThe pilot’s inadequate compensation for a quartering tailwind during a water landing, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent nose-over. Contributing to the accident was the company’s inadequate operational control of the flight release process,…May 20, 2019 · Substantial damage