A hard landing by a Rust Air floatplane at Lake Hood Seaplane Base in Anchorage was captured by the Lake Hood camera, which is mounted on top of the Alaska Aviation Museum on Friday and operated by a team of volunteers.
Watch as the DeHavilland DHC-2 takes off in a breezy crosswind, loses altitude, and then circles to nearly wet a wing as it bounces to a landing. Must Read Alaska will report back details when they become more clear, but it appears the plane was intact and was hauled out of the water after landing.
Just before it loses altitude some viewers said they saw a small puff of smoke on the lower left cowling area. A few more seconds in the air and the plane would not have been over water.
Ran a fuel tank dry. Or took off with fuel
Turned off. That was definitely hairball.
Most small planes that crash are on take off and fuel related, power definitely dropped right before the plane did.
Maybe blew a jug and just too heavy?
Beavers were never meant to fly.
Wasn’t hauled out of water. It crashed up onto the bank and the wingtip hit a tree and spun it sideways. It came to rest halfway into the dirt road. That is why the right float is folded up under the plane.
Thanks for the info. – sd
Is it possible they had a DEI pilot ?
Nice bit of flying there.
Good on you Woolly mammoth, this is the first time I have ever written on one of these forums. We don’t know what happened, but some people know, but the gentleman flying that beaver has probably more time in single flight both part 135 and part 91, including beaver time then anyone who has commented on this forum. Whatever happened he saved the people and the plane. I will be glad to give you my name and number for those of you that made disparaging remarks about this pilot and compare my last forty years flying Ak for hire. Apparently the idiot who stated the beaver shouldn’t be able to fly, would have the guts to say how many hours he or she has in the beaver
Engine will be sent to lab for investigation. Great response by pilot. Those are the facts.
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