What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On Thursday June 27st 2019 at approximately 09:45 am, a DHC-2-MK1, N94DC registered to V2 aviation LLC and operated by pacific airways, inc., made a hard water landing at Ketchikan harbor seaplane base (5KE). The aircraft was being operated as a part 135 on demand flight with four passengers and one pilot that was being repositioned from the Ketchikan Airport dock to the operator?s dock approximately one quarter of a mile away. The only injury reported was minor for one passenger who was released from the hospital shortly after admittance.
The pilot of the aircraft was privacy data omitted, ATP certificate number privacy data omitted who held amel, ases, asel and glider ratings. The pilot record shows a total of 4100 hours flight time with a current second class medical dated 01/22/2019. The weather at the time of the accident was reported as sky clear with wind variable at 6 to 8 knots and the water calm.
As the FAA filed it
ON THURSDAY JUNE 27ST 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 09:45 AM, A DHC-2-MK1, N94DC REGISTERED TO V2 AVIATION LLC AND OPERATED BY PACIFIC AIRWAYS, INC., MADE A HARD WATER LANDING AT KETCHIKAN HARBOR SEAPLANE BASE (5KE). THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PART 135 ON DEMAND FLIGHT WITH FOUR PASSENGERS AND ONE PILOT THAT WAS BEING REPOSITIONED FROM THE KETCHIKAN AIRPORT DOCK TO THE OPERATOR?S DOCK APPROXIMATELY ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AWAY. THE ONLY INJURY REPORTED WAS MINOR FOR ONE PASSENGER WHO WAS RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL SHORTLY AFTER ADMITTANCE.
THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ATP CERTIFICATE NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHO HELD AMEL, ASES, ASEL AND GLIDER RATINGS. THE PILOT RECORD SHOWS A TOTAL OF 4100 HOURS FLIGHT TIME WITH A CURRENT SECOND CLASS MEDICAL DATED 01/22/2019. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED AS SKY CLEAR WITH WIND VARIABLE AT 6 TO 8 KNOTS AND THE WATER CALM.
NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N94DC · 2
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