De Havilland DHC-2 N690

Summary

On 10 February 1996 at about 21:30 local time, a De Havilland DHC-2 registered N690 was involved in an accident near Ashland, Oregon, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

10 February 1996 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Ashland, Oregon, United States

Coordinates

42.3892, -122.9296

Aircraft

De Havilland DHC-2

Registration

N690

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Brookings → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA96LA054

Nobody was injured.

the dual student's improper touchdown, and the instructor's delayed remedial action. The crosswind was a related factor.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

While making a water landing in a ten knot 90 degree crosswind, the dual student allowed the aircraft to touch down in about a ten degree crab, and the aircraft bounced hard from right to left. The flight instructor (CFI) took remedial action, but was unable to keep the aircraft from bouncing hard enough to cause damage to the horizontal stabilizer.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.