KASAAN, AK, USA
N89U
de Havilland DHC-2
THE PLT PLANNED TO LAND AT A SEAPLANE BASE THAT WAS LOCATED IN A BOWL-SHAPED COVE. DRG THE LANDING, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN LONG ON WATER SWELLS & THE PLT ELECTED TO GO AROUND. WITNESSES RPRTD THAT DRG THE GO-AROUND, THE PLT INITIATED A STEEP TURN WHILE STILL AT LOW ALT TO AVOID BUILDINGS & RISING TERRAIN. HOWEVER, THE ACFT ENTERED A STEEP DSCNT & CRASHED ON A WOODEN WALKWAY ALONG THE SHORELINE NEAR THE SEAPLANE DOCK. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE ACFT OR ENG WAS EVIDENT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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