From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)There was no intent for flight. Pilot was repositioning the aircraft because of the wind. Strong gust picked up the wing, causing left wing to drag in water, causing minor damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)THERE WAS NO INTENT FOR FLIGHT. PILOT WAS REPOSITIONING THE AIRCRAFT BECAUSE OF THE WIND. STRONG GUST PICKED UP THE WING, CAUSING LEFT WING TO DRAG IN WATER, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE.
Other reports on N6522A · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.