# NTSB ANC91LA032: De Havilland DHC-2, N5349G, Finger Lake, AK, March 3, 1991

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 3, 1991, 13:50 local (17:50 UTC)
- Place: Finger Lake, AK
- Coordinates: 61.620067, -149.789108 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6201&lon=-149.7891&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 5 minor; on the ground: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 24, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 5523
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC91LA032
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/5523/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA032

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE LANDING ROLL. A FACTOR WAS THE ROUGH AND UNEVEN TERRAIN.

## Analysis

AFTER LANDING ON A SNOW COVERED LAKE AND DURING THE ROLLOUT, THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE.  THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE LANDING AREA, TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET AND STRUCK TWO PARKED PIPER PA 18 AIRPLANES AND INJURED ONE BYSTANDER.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5349G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5349G), registered now, S/N 812, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DE HAVILLAND DHC-2
- Registry model: [Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2-mk-1) (registry code 2800102) (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: 812
- Airframe hours: 10453
- Engines: P&W R-985 450 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Part 135
- Operator: Craig Ketchum, doing business as Ketchum Air Service, Inc.
- Registered owner: Ketchum Air Service
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, October 31, 1990, 16 hours before
- Departed: SKW, SKWENTNA, AK
- Flight plan: Company VFR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 40; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 12,480 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 12,000 as pilot in command, 55 in the last 90 days, 25 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 25 °F, dew point 16 °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 19910303003789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910303003789A), Mar 3, 1991: Dhav DHC2MK1, Finger Lake, AK. Lost directional control on landing roll. Veered off runway striking two parked aircraft. Injured person near runway

## Other investigations on N5349G (2)

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 ANC87LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA083), Jun 19, 1987: de Havilland DHC-2 (N5349G), Alexander River, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC84LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA183), Sep 15, 1984: de Havilland DHC-2 (N5349G), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

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.

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