# NTSB ANC95LA110: de Havilland DHC-2, N67112, King Salmon, AK, June 9, 1995 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 9, 1995, 07:00 local (15:00 UTC) - Place: King Salmon, AK - Coordinates: 58.750156, -156.539916 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.7502&lon=-156.5399&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report January 29, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 2691 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC95LA110 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/2691/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA110 ## Probable cause THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS DURING THE LANDING APPROACH, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE/CLEARANCE FROM TREES. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE GUSTY WIND CONDITION. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with object, landing - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor) - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - object - tree(s) - altitude/clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT, WHO WAS OWNER OF A FISHING LODGE, WAS LANDING A FLOAT EQUIPPED AIRPLANE ON A REMOTE LAKE TO CHECK ON THE STATUS OF HIS CLIENTS. DURING THE LANDING APPROACH, THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND AND COLLIDED WITH TREES ADJACENT TO THE LAKE. THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE WINGS AND FLOATS. AFTER A FIELD REPAIR TO THE FLOAT ASSEMBLY, THE AIRPLANE WAS FLOWN TO ANCHORAGE FOR A PERMANENT REPAIR. ## Factual narrative On June 9, 1995, about 0700 Alaska daylight time, a float equipped De Havilland DHC-2, N67112, collided with trees during a landing approach to Grosvenor Lake, about 40 miles east of King Salmon, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) cross- country business flight under Title 14 CFR Part 91 when the accident occurred. The airplane, operated by Fox Bay Lodge, King Salmon, Alaska, received substantial damage. The certificated commercial pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The pilot reported that he was landing to check on several of the lodge guests. During the landing approach, the pilot encountered a wind gust and the airplane collided with trees adjacent to the lake. The airplane received damage to the leading edge of the wing, engine cowling, and a hole in the float assembly. The pilot repaired the float and during a subsequent taxi test, the float assembly filled with water and the airplane partially sank. The pilot eventually recovered the airplane and it was flown to Anchorage for repairs. A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airworthiness inspector from the Anchorage Flight Standards District Office (FSDO), examined the airplane on July 18, 1995. He reported that the airplane had received structural damage to the airframe. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N67112](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N67112), registered now, S/N 1046, built 1955 (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: 970 - Airframe hours: 9851 - Engines: P&W R-985 450 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Business, Part 91 - Operator: Fox Bay Lodge - Registered owner: Nikolaus Steigler Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 9, 1995, 28 hours before - Departed: AK - Flight plan: Company VFR ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 49; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 1,080 total, 650 in this make and model, 1,000 as pilot in command, 130 in the last 90 days, 40 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 90° at 15 knots, gusting 20 - Visibility: 60 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 61 °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 19950609022699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950609022699A), Jun 9, 1995: Dhav DHC2MK1, King Salmon, AK, Substantial damage. Collided with trees on approach landing on a lake. Damaged floats. Patched floats. Partially sank on taxi test. ## Other investigations on N67112 (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 GAA19CA562](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA562), Sep 20, 2019: De Havilland Beaver DHC 2 MK.1 (N67112), Kotzebue, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed decision to abort the takeoff from water after the airplane impacted a submerged object, which resulted in insufficient airspeed for liftoff and led to the pilot steering the… 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/). 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