ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 363130
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| Date: | Wednesday 12 August 1992 |
| Time: | 12:45 LT |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Owner/operator: | Alaska West Air Service, Inc. |
| Registration: | N8190Y |
| MSN: | 824 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1955 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9835 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-985 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Crescent Lake, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Kenai, AK (ENA) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS AFTER LEVELING THE WINGS ON FINAL APPROACH FOR A GLASSY WATER LANDING ON A LARGE LAKE, THE AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED A HARD PREMATURE LANDING. THE FLOATS WERE SEPARATED, AND THE AIRPLANE SANK IMMEDIATELY. THE PILOT SAID THAT BECAUSE OF THE FLAT LIGHTING AND GLASSY WATER CONDITIONS HE LOST HIS DEPTH PERCEPTION AND MISJUDGED HIS ALTITUDE. HE SAID WHEN THE AIRPLANE HIT THE WATER HE THOUGHT HE WAS STILL 70 TO 80 FEET ABOVE THE WATER.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGING HIS ALTITUDE ON FINAL APPROACH. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE GLASSY WATER CONDITION.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC92LA128
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 April 2005 | N8190Y | National Park Service | 0 | Talkeetna, Alaska | |
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| 18-Mar-2024 13:54 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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