What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On August 27, 2002, about 1600 Alaska daylight time, an amphibious float-equipped de havilland DHC-2 mk 3 airplane, N4478, sustained substantial damage during a water landing at river bay, on lake nerka, about 15 miles northwest of Aleknagik, Alaska. General communications incorporated (gci) of anchorage, Alaska was operating the airplane, as a visual flight rules (VFR) business flight under title 14, CFR part 91, when the accident occurred. The airline transport pilot received fatal injuries, one passenger received minor injuries, and a second passenger was not injured. The flight departed dillingham, Alaska, about 1540. The airplane had been towed to shallow water and was resting with its wings on the bottom of the lake, and its floats extended above the surface of the water with all of the 'land wheels' in their extended position. The pilot of the accident airplane was a relief pilot who had been flying the airplane for about a week. The airplane was stationed at the lodge, and had flown to dillingham to pickup supplies. There were no known mechanical anomalies with the airplane prior to the accident. The airplane was equipped with landing gear position indicator lights.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 27, 2002, ABOUT 1600 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AMPHIBIOUS FLOAT-EQUIPPED DE HAVILLAND DHC-2 MK 3 AIRPLANE, N4478, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A WATER LANDING AT RIVER BAY, ON LAKE NERKA, ABOUT 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF ALEKNAGIK, ALASKA. GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS INCORPORATED (GCI) OF ANCHORAGE, ALASKA WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE, AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) BUSINESS FLIGHT UNDER TITLE 14, CFR PART 91, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES, ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES, AND A SECOND PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED DILLINGHAM, ALASKA, ABOUT 1540. THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN TOWED TO SHALLOW WATER AND WAS RESTING WITH ITS WINGS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE LAKE, AND ITS FLOATS EXTENDED ABOVE THE SURFACE OF THE WATER WITH ALL OF THE 'LAND WHEELS' IN THEIR EXTENDED POSITION. THE PILOT OF THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE WAS A RELIEF PILOT WHO HAD BEEN FLYING THE AIRPLANE FOR ABOUT A WEEK. THE AIRPLANE WAS STATIONED AT THE LODGE, AND HAD FLOWN TO DILLINGHAM TO PICKUP SUPPLIES. THERE WERE NO KNOWN MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRPLANE WAS EQUIPPED WITH LANDING GEAR POSITION INDICATOR LIGHTS.
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