What happened
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(-23) On 07/01/2005 at approximately 0130 UTC, during a 14 CFR part 91 repositioning flight, pilot attempted unintentional gear down landing of an amphibious float equipped Cessna 206 in anan bay (N56.11'LO" and W130.35'30"). Upon landing and gear contact with the water, the aircraft nosed over and sunk in the oceanic waters approximately 30 miles southeast of the Wrangell Airport. The pilot and owner was the sole occupant aboard and received no injuries. Aircraft was inverted, but suspended by the floats at the surface of the water. Reported damage is limited to engine sudden stoppage, water induced hydraulic panning of the nose cowling, and the forward windscreen is dislodged from its framing.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 07/01/2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 0130 UTC, DURING A 14 CFR PART 91 REPOSITIONING FLIGHT, PILOT ATTEMPTED UNINTENTIONAL GEAR DOWN LANDING OF AN AMPHIBIOUS FLOAT EQUIPPED CESSNA 206 IN ANAN BAY (N56.11'LO" AND W130.35'30"). UPON LANDING AND GEAR CONTACT WITH THE WATER, THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND SUNK IN THE OCEANIC WATERS APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE WRANGELL AIRPORT. THE PILOT AND OWNER WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT ABOARD AND RECEIVED NO INJURIES. AIRCRAFT WAS INVERTED, BUT SUSPENDED BY THE FLOATS AT THE SURFACE OF THE WATER. REPORTED DAMAGE IS LIMITED TO ENGINE SUDDEN STOPPAGE, WATER INDUCED HYDRAULIC PANNING OF THE NOSE COWLING, AND THE FORWARD WINDSCREEN IS DISLODGED FROM ITS FRAMING.
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