Accident · 2003-05-30

NTSB case ANC03LA054 · deHAVILLAND DHC-2 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 2003-05-30
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: deHAVILLAND DHC-2 (N60TF)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to retract the landing gear wheels of an amphibious float equipped airplane after departure from a paved runway, which resulted in a nose over when the airplane was landed on a nearby lake with the wheels extended. A contributing factor in the accident was the pilot's diverted attention during the short flight from the airport to the lake.

Source: NTSB case ANC03LA054

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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