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.
