What happened
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Narrative: on November 15, 1995, an amphibian Cessna U206F impacted a sand dune after take-off lift was lost. The aircraft departed the water and slid approximately 20 feet across the sand before hitting the dune. The pilot received minor injuries and none of the four passengers were injured. The on-site investigation was conducted November 16, 1995, and was coordinated with the mass. Aero commission, officer r. bunker. The investigation revealed minor damage to the left float and minor skin wrinkling just forward of the right float attach struts. The forward 12"-15" of the floats were buried in the dune. After extraction, an inspection of the forward flats revealed no damage. The landing gear were cycled and all gear and downlocks operated normally. Inspector al huey interviewed the pilot for operations concerns privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON NOVEMBER 15, 1995, AN AMPHIBIAN CESSNA U206F IMPACTED A SAND DUNE AFTER TAKE-OFF LIFT WAS LOST. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE WATER AND SLID APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET ACROSS THE SAND BEFORE HITTING THE DUNE. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND NONE OF THE FOUR PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. THE ON-SITE INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED NOVEMBER 16, 1995, AND WAS COORDINATED WITH THE MASS. AERO COMMISSION, OFFICER R. BUNKER. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FLOAT AND MINOR SKIN WRINKLING JUST FORWARD OF THE RIGHT FLOAT ATTACH STRUTS. THE FORWARD 12"-15" OF THE FLOATS WERE BURIED IN THE DUNE. AFTER EXTRACTION, AN INSPECTION OF THE FORWARD FLATS REVEALED NO DAMAGE. THE LANDING GEAR WERE CYCLED AND ALL GEAR AND DOWNLOCKS OPERATED NORMALLY. INSPECTOR AL HUEY INTERVIEWED THE PILOT FOR OPERATIONS CONCERNS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
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