What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On June 3, 2001, about 1900 adt, a float-equipped noorduun norseman UC64A, N225BL, sustained damage during takeoff from a remote tidal lake, 28 NM se of Seward, Alaska. Pilot took off under full power and began rotation at higher than normal airspeed to compensate for gusty conditions. As aircraft transitioned to flight, pilot lowered nose to increase airspeed and, after achieving 90 KIAS, aircraft encountered turbulence, airspeed dropped and aircraft yawed left and began to fall, left wing low. Pilot corrected with right rudder and aileron as aircraft continued to fall. He pushed yoke forward to increase airspeed, but aircraft continued falling and struck water, left float first.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 3, 2001, ABOUT 1900 ADT, A FLOAT-EQUIPPED NOORDUUN NORSEMAN UC64A, N225BL, SUSTAINED DAMAGE DURING TAKEOFF FROM A REMOTE TIDAL LAKE, 28 NM SE OF SEWARD, ALASKA. PILOT TOOK OFF UNDER FULL POWER AND BEGAN ROTATION AT HIGHER THAN NORMAL AIRSPEED TO COMPENSATE FOR GUSTY CONDITIONS. AS AIRCRAFT TRANSITIONED TO FLIGHT, PILOT LOWERED NOSE TO INCREASE AIRSPEED AND, AFTER ACHIEVING 90 KIAS, AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE, AIRSPEED DROPPED AND AIRCRAFT YAWED LEFT AND BEGAN TO FALL, LEFT WING LOW. PILOT CORRECTED WITH RIGHT RUDDER AND AILERON AS AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO FALL. HE PUSHED YOKE FORWARD TO INCREASE AIRSPEED, BUT AIRCRAFT CONTINUED FALLING AND STRUCK WATER, LEFT FLOAT FIRST.
NTSB investigation
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