# NTSB ANC12CA092: Dehavilland Beaver U-6, N314HA, Kenai, AK, August 25, 2012 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: August 25, 2012, 08:00 local (16:00 UTC) - Place: Kenai, AK - Coordinates: 60.570556, -151.24472 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5706&lon=-151.2447&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Approach-VFR pattern base: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 3 minor, 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 5, 2012 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 84823 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC12CA092 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/84823/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=84823 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA092 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate ground clearance during his landing approach, which resulted in a collision with terrain. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Personnel issues](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02060000): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Dehavilland BEAVER U-6, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02060000/cases.md?model=2800115), [All aircraft, 137 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02060000/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: descent/approach/glide path](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained; cases with it: [Dehavilland BEAVER U-6, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md?model=2800115), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Approach-VFR pattern base: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Dehavilland BEAVER U-6, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2800115), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) - [Approach-VFR pattern base: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900) (defining event); cases with it: [Dehavilland BEAVER U-6, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md?model=2800115), [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot of a float-equipped airplane was landing at a remote lake. The pilot stated that he was on a left base leg turning onto a short final approach when the left float struck the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings and fuselage. The pilot indicated there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot of a float-equipped airplane was landing at a remote lake. The pilot stated that he was in a left base to final turn when the left float struck the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings and fuselage. The pilot indicated there were no preaccident anomalies with the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N314HA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N314HA), registered now, S/N 54-1720 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND BEAVER U-6 - Registry model: [Dehavilland BEAVER U-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-u-6) (registry code 2800115) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 54-1720 - Airframe hours: 20174 - Engines: P&W R-985 SERIES 450 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Part 135 - Operator: High Adventur Air Charter, Guides & Outfitters Inc, doing business as High Adventure Air Charter - Registered owner: Soldotna Aircraft & Equipment Leasing LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, August 9, 2012 - Departed: Soldotna, AK - Destination: Kenai, AK - Flight plan: Company VFR - Airport: PVT, Big River Lakes, runway 14, water ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 53; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review June 8, 2012; seat: left; flight hours: 1,500 total, 725 in this make and model, 1,350 as pilot in command, 432 in the last 90 days, 156 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: variable at 5 knots, gusting 10 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 10,000 ft broken - Temperature: 45 °F ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20120825018489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120825018489A), Aug 25, 2012: Dehavilland BEAVER U-6, Soldotna, AK, Substantial damage. The flight was a part 135 fishing charter from longmere lake, Soldotna, AK to big river lake, cook inlet. Personnel on board were the pilot, a fishing guide,… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 5, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=84823. 685 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 685 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40378407&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.