The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.
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Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Anchorage, Alaska
Location: Anchorage, Alaska
Accident Number: ANC22LA063
Date and Time: July 26, 2022, 09:15 Local
Registration: 9776R
Aircraft: De Havilland DHC2
Injuries: 2 Serious, 4 Minor, 1 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 135: Air taxi & commuter - Non-scheduled - Sightseeing
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: De Havilland
Registration: 9776R
Model/Series: DHC2
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built:
Operator:
Operating Certificate(s) Held: On-demand air taxi (135)
Operator Designator Code:
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site: VMC
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: PALH,82 ft msl
Observation Time: 09:53 Local
Distance from Accident Site: 0 Nautical Miles
Temperature/Dew Point: 13°C /4°C
Lowest Cloud Condition: Clear
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 10 knots / 16 knots, 200°
Lowest Ceiling: None
Visibility: 10 miles
Altimeter Setting: 30.2 inches Hg
Type of Flight Plan Filed: Company VFR
Departure Point: Anchorage, AK
Destination: King Salmon, AK
Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 1 Minor
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: 2 Serious, 3 Minor, 1 None
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries:
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 2 Serious, 4 Minor, 1 None
Latitude, Longitude: 61.179673, -149.96348
Aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances in water lane while departing.
Date: 26-JUL-22
Time: 17:18:00Z
Regis#: N9776R
Aircraft Make: DEHAVILLAND
Aircraft Model: DHC2
Event Type: ACCIDENT
Highest Injury: SERIOUS
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: SUBSTANTIAL
Activity: SIGHT SEEING
Flight Phase: TAKEOFF (TOF)
Operation: 135
Aircraft Operator: REGAL AIR
City: ANCHORAGE
State: ALASKA
Six people were injured Tuesday morning when a floatplane crashed as it was departing from Lake Hood in Anchorage, officials said.
The de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver crashed just before 9:20 a.m., said Clint Johnson, chief of the National Transportation Safety Board’s Alaska office. Two of the people onboard were seriously injured and four had minor injuries, he said. All were taken to a hospital.
The Regal Air plane took off to the east from the lake and crashed into the water at the end of one of the man-made canals on the lake, by where a number of offices and planes are located, Johnson said. The Regal Air office is at the base of that same strip of land, which Johnson described as a finger.
All five passengers were visitors from Outside, Johnson said, and the plane was headed for Katmai National Park and Preserve. Regal Air offers flights to the park for bear viewing, according to its website. Officials from the company declined to comment on the crash Tuesday afternoon.
The Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport Police and Fire Department responded to the scene, along with the Anchorage Fire Department.
It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the crash, but Johnson said the NTSB is investigating.
The plane was still in the water Tuesday afternoon, and Johnson said Regal Air was working to move the wreckage onto land. The plane was significantly damaged.
Stall spin, maybe weight and balance. Although pilot suggested strong crosswind as "cause"?
ReplyDeleteThe video posted on AVweb shows an apparent high AOA post-takeoff just mushing along trying to climb out and then he takes a 90 degree left turn away from the wind coming on his nose (according to the wave pattern of the water). After he completed that turn, it's clearly a classic stall wing dip spin to the left with the upwind wing getting lift and the downwind wing losing it. They are all lucky they didn't slam into the land between canals. He turned way too early before establishing a solid rate of climb.
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ReplyDeleteMetar Reporting station PALH
Observed at 15:53 UTC on the 26th
12 knot wind from 200˚, with gusts at 20 knot
Visibility of 10 statute miles
Sky clear
Temperature 11˚C and dewpoint 3˚C
Pressure: 30.16inHg (1021mb)
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Automated site with precipitation descriminator
Peak wind of 27 knots from 190˚ at 15:18 UTC
Sea level pressure: 1021.4mb (30.17inHg)
Precision temperature 11.1˚C and dewpoint 3.3˚C
Reporting station PALH
Observed at 17:53 UTC on the 26th
10 knot wind from 200˚, with gusts at 16 knot
Wind direction varying from 150˚ to 230˚
Visibility of 10 statute miles
Sky clear
Temperature 13˚C and dewpoint 4˚C
Pressure: 30.20inHg (1022mb)
Weight and balance? Bullshit! This clown had no business at the controls! A Commercially rated Pilot, also an Instructor, loss directional control in a 10-16 knots wind? What is this world coming too? From the video, he never pushed the nose over to gain speed in ground effect before climbing out! On top of losing directional control! Pitiful!
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