ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225605
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| Date: | Tuesday 28 May 2019 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | Diesel Acquisitions Llc |
| Registration: | N501J |
| MSN: | 1451 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4690 hours |
| Engine model: | PRATT & WHITNEY R-985 AN-14B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | San Luis Reservoir near Los Banos, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lafontaine-Caviahue Airport, NE (CVH/SAHE) |
| Lafontaine-Caviahue Airport, NE (CVH/SAHE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot in the amphibious float-equipped airplane reported that he intended to perform a water landing. On the downwind leg of the approach, he performed his prelanding checks from memory, and he confirmed that the three green landing gear safe lights were illuminated. However, he added that he “should have looked for blue lights." The pilot landed on the water with the landing gear wheels extended, and the airplane pitched forward and nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing, the empennage, and the windscreen. The pilot asserted that he “should have used a checklist once airborne. Both the after takeoff and before landing checks would have saved me from this event." The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to retract the amphibious float's landing gear wheels before landing on the water. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to use the after takeoff and before landing checklists.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=501J
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-May-2019 03:02 | Geno | Added |
| 30-May-2019 05:34 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-May-2019 09:46 | Captain Adam | Updated [Narrative] |
| 19-Apr-2020 17:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 22-Nov-2023 19:57 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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