What happened
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(-23) The pilot privacy data omitted was doing pattern work in his amateur built challenger ii on amphibious floats having put 7 hours on the aircraft in the past month. He had just got his float plane rating with the intent of taking this aircraft to a lake this day and practicing water takeoffs and landings there as well. After several touch and goes the engine quit at the end of runway 3 at about 300 feet. He banked the aircraft around and attempted a landing in the flat area around the approach end of runway 25. The aircraft hit a little harder than normal, bending the main structural tubes in the fuselage and associated structure, and breaking off one main landing gear assembly. Weather speci 082014Z 00000KTS 10SM few 014 sct 200 10/06 29.88 RMK2.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ WAS DOING PATTERN WORK IN HIS AMATEUR BUILT CHALLENGER II ON AMPHIBIOUS FLOATS HAVING PUT 7 HOURS ON THE AIRCRAFT IN THE PAST MONTH. HE HAD JUST GOT HIS FLOAT PLANE RATING WITH THE INTENT OF TAKING THIS AIRCRAFT TO A LAKE THIS DAY AND PRACTICING WATER TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS THERE AS WELL. AFTER SEVERAL TOUCH AND GOES THE ENGINE QUIT AT THE END OF RUNWAY 3 AT ABOUT 300 FEET. HE BANKED THE AIRCRAFT AROUND AND ATTEMPTED A LANDING IN THE FLAT AREA AROUND THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 25. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A LITTLE HARDER THAN NORMAL, BENDING THE MAIN STRUCTURAL TUBES IN THE FUSELAGE AND ASSOCIATED STRUCTURE, AND BREAKING OFF ONE MAIN LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY. WEATHER SPECI 082014Z 00000KTS 10SM FEW 014 SCT 200 10/06 29.88 RMK2.
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