20020610013849I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Cessna U206 · Tustamena Lake, AK · June 10, 2002

Date: June 10, 2002 · 16:30 local
Place: Tustamena Lake, AK
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: LVKA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8030Z
Reported as: Cessna U206
Reported engine: Continental IO520*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,500 total1,500 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N8030ZRegistration cancelled Jun 7, 2017 · Cessna U206S/N U206-0430 · Built 1965 Airframe modelCessna U206 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Float equipped Cessna 206 airplane, piloted by Mr. Duane hallman sustained damage after landing on Tustamena Lake. Pilot was the only occupant of the airplane. No injuries. Pilot reported that he had landed on tustumena lake about 500 yards from a beach, at the time of landing the pilot said the lake surface was calm with 6 inch to 8 inch waves. Pilot was step taxiing to the beach when the airplane hit a large wave. As the pilot continued to taxi he noted that the airplane was acting as if it were sinking. Pilot applied more power, airplane responded by sinking even more. Pilot stopped the engine and evacuated the airplane. Once out of the airplane, the pilot realized that the airplane was not sinking, but rather tipping over. The impact from hitting the large wave had caused several flying wires and three of the float struts to separate from the airplane. A boat came to help the pilot. Airplane was towed to the beach.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) FLOAT EQUIPPED CESSNA 206 AIRPLANE, PILOTED BY MR. DUANE HALLMAN SUSTAINED DAMAGE AFTER LANDING ON TUSTAMENA LAKE. PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE. NO INJURIES. PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD LANDED ON TUSTUMENA LAKE ABOUT 500 YARDS FROM A BEACH, AT THE TIME OF LANDING THE PILOT SAID THE LAKE SURFACE WAS CALM WITH 6 INCH TO 8 INCH WAVES. PILOT WAS STEP TAXIING TO THE BEACH WHEN THE AIRPLANE HIT A LARGE WAVE. AS THE PILOT CONTINUED TO TAXI HE NOTED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS ACTING AS IF IT WERE SINKING. PILOT APPLIED MORE POWER, AIRPLANE RESPONDED BY SINKING EVEN MORE. PILOT STOPPED THE ENGINE AND EVACUATED THE AIRPLANE. ONCE OUT OF THE AIRPLANE, THE PILOT REALIZED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT SINKING, BUT RATHER TIPPING OVER. THE IMPACT FROM HITTING THE LARGE WAVE HAD CAUSED SEVERAL FLYING WIRES AND THREE OF THE FLOAT STRUTS TO SEPARATE FROM THE AIRPLANE. A BOAT CAME TO HELP THE PILOT. AIRPLANE WAS TOWED TO THE BEACH.

Other reports on N8030Z · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20070921023379AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Galena, AK(-23) On September 21, 2007 a float equipped Cessna U206 registered to scenic mountain air and piloted by [privacy data omitted] was involved in an aircraft accident 36 miles south east of Galena Alaska. According to the pilot while in cruise he heard a loud…Sep 21, 2007 · Substantial damage