# Accident 20210821014679A: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A), Kodiak, AK, August 21, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2021, 09:46 local time
- Place: Kodiak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 57.4963° N, 152.5813° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.4963&lon=-152.5813&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4334Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4334Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) (registry code 2808002, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2-mk-i-l20a) (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 DHC-2 MK. I(L20A)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 106 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC21LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210821014679A

## Narrative

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

DURING INTERVIEW, WITH THE PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HE STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN PRACTICING GLASSY WATER LANDINGS. WHILE TRYING TO LAND, HE  WAS RUNNING OUT OF LAKE TO PERFORM THE LANDING.  IN ORDER TO GET DOWN QUICKER HE INCREASED HIS DESCENT RATE. THE PLANE HIT THE WATER HARD AND STARTED TO PORPOISE. ON THE THIRD BOUNCE THE LEFT FLOAT NOSED INTO WATER. THE APPROACH AND LANDING MANEUVER CAUSED THE PLANE TO FLIP OVER AND SETTLED IN THE LAKE UPSIDE DOWN. THE PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CRAWLED OUT OF CABIN AND CLIMBED ON TOP OF THE BELLY OF THE PLANE AND WAITED ABOUT 5 HRS. UNTIL ISLAND AIR TAXI SERVICE SPOTTED THE AIRCRAFT WITH HIM AND REPORTED THE INCIDENT FOR RESCUE.

## 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 ANC21LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA081), Aug 21, 2021: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) (N4334Y), Kodiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and nose over.

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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