- Date
- August 9, 1987, 11:25 local (19:25 UTC)
- Place
- Elmendorf Afb, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5342GDe Havilland DHC-2 MK-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19870809043219A
- Case key
- 4785
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The instructor (CFI) elected to demonstrate a no-flap takeoff with calm/glassy water conds. After the float plane had accelerated to about 55 to 60 KTS without becoming airborne, he elected to abort the takeoff. He stated that he attempted a left turn & the float plane settled off step, but the forward momentum caused the acft to cont straight ahead. He called for 'rudders,' meaning water rudders, but the student reacted by assisting in applying normal rudder. The water rudder handle was located at the lower left corner of the instrument panel & was not accessible to the CFI, who was in the rgt seat. Subsequently, the float plane impacted an embankment with the eng shut down at an estd speed of 7 to 10 KTS. The CFI stated that he should have called for 'water rudders.'
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5342G
- Reported as
- De Havilland DHC-2 MK-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 541708 (854)
- Airframe hours
- 6,929
- Engine
- P&W R-985-39A, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Civil Air Patrol
- Registered owner
- Civil Air Patol
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 22, 1987 · 15 hours before
- Departed
- SML
- Flight plan
- Military VFR
- Airport
- Six Mile Lake, runway 27, 4,000 × 80 ft, water
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 3,851 total · 480 in this make and model · 3,245 as pilot in command · 75 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.