ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203792
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| Date: | Saturday 19 October 2002 |
| Time: | 17:25 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-BVA |
| MSN: | 245 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1952 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Chance Bay, Whitsunday Island, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Hamilton Island, QLD |
| Chance Bay, Whitsunday Island, QLD | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During landing, the seaplane yawed sharply to the left and headed towards an anchored ketch. The water rudders (at the rear of each float) were retracted, so all the yaw control he had available was via the conventional aerodynamic rudder. As the aircraft yawed, it felt as though the rudder was stuck at full left deflection, but he thought that this was due to hydrodynamic drag. When the floatplane was an estimated 100 m from the ketch, it swung right so that it was heading slightly to the east side of the ketch. The outer portion of the left wing however subsequently collided with the rear mast of the ketch, resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft. No injuries were reported among the pilot and the occupants of the ketch.
Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2002/aair/aair200204857/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jan-2018 10:02 | Pineapple | Added |
| 04-Jan-2018 10:03 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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