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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 206H · Argentine, MI · August 23, 2003

Date: August 23, 2003 · 16:30 local
Place: Argentine, MI
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N515JC
Reported as: Cessna 206H
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540AC1A5
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 686 total72 in this make and model47 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) On third approach, pilot had clear lake for landing. At approximately 100 ft above lake, boat pulling tubers turned in front of aircraft. Pilot considered diverting to onz, but boat saw him and turned out of the way. He decided to land, and when he lowered the aircraft nose, airspeed increased to approximately 80-85 KTS. He felt he could slow the aircraft down, but touched down at 80 KTS. He realized that he was not going to be able to stop, and applied full right rudder, hoping to turn back along lake edge and towards center of lake. He was unable to complete the turn, and struck a dock, boat hoist, and boat. There were no injuries, the left forward float mount strut sheared off at the airframe attach point, there was a large gouge in one propeller blade, and both float tips were damaged back to approximately the third rib.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON THIRD APPROACH, PILOT HAD CLEAR LAKE FOR LANDING. AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FT ABOVE LAKE, BOAT PULLING TUBERS TURNED IN FRONT OF AIRCRAFT. PILOT CONSIDERED DIVERTING TO ONZ, BUT BOAT SAW HIM AND TURNED OUT OF THE WAY. HE DECIDED TO LAND, AND WHEN HE LOWERED THE AIRCRAFT NOSE, AIRSPEED INCREASED TO APPROXIMATELY 80-85 KTS. HE FELT HE COULD SLOW THE AIRCRAFT DOWN, BUT TOUCHED DOWN AT 80 KTS. HE REALIZED THAT HE WAS NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO STOP, AND APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER, HOPING TO TURN BACK ALONG LAKE EDGE AND TOWARDS CENTER OF LAKE. HE WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETE THE TURN, AND STRUCK A DOCK, BOAT HOIST, AND BOAT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, THE LEFT FORWARD FLOAT MOUNT STRUT SHEARED OFF AT THE AIRFRAME ATTACH POINT, THERE WAS A LARGE GOUGE IN ONE PROPELLER BLADE, AND BOTH FLOAT TIPS WERE DAMAGED BACK TO APPROXIMATELY THE THIRD RIB.