What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) A floatplane CE-206 on a 2500 ft lake, with the winds variable to 5 to 10 knots crashed on takeoff. The PIC stated he had a quartering head wind and that after he had passed his no go point on step the wind just died. He opted to continue the takeoff run and on liftoff caught the lake bank about six inches to low. The PIC chopped power and landed straight ahead on the tundra causing substantial damage to the floats and the attachments on the fuselage. There were 4 passengers on board with no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) A FLOATPLANE CE-206 ON A 2500 FT LAKE, WITH THE WINDS VARIABLE TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS CRASHED ON TAKEOFF. THE PIC STATED HE HAD A QUARTERING HEAD WIND AND THAT AFTER HE HAD PASSED HIS NO GO POINT ON STEP THE WIND JUST DIED. HE OPTED TO CONTINUE THE TAKEOFF RUN AND ON LIFTOFF CAUGHT THE LAKE BANK ABOUT SIX INCHES TO LOW. THE PIC CHOPPED POWER AND LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD ON THE TUNDRA CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FLOATS AND THE ATTACHMENTS ON THE FUSELAGE. THERE WERE 4 PASSENGERS ON BOARD WITH NO INJURIES.
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