Accident de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver N4040W, Friday 15 July 2022

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Date:	Friday 15 July 2022
Time:	13:25 LT
Type:	de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver
Owner/operator:	Jespersen Aircraft Services Inc
Registration:	N4040W
MSN:	1147
Year of manufacture:	1957
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney R-985-14B
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Bettles Airport, AK (BTT/PABT) - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Executive
Departure airport:	Bettles Airport, AK (BTT/PABT)
Destination airport:	Bettles, AK
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The pilot of the float-equipped Beaver reported that after landing on a river with low water levels, the left float dug into the shallow water, and the airplane turned hard left into the riverbank. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. 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 maintain control of the airplane during taxi operations on a riverbank with shallow water.

Accident investigation: