What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot attempted takeoff from Lake Hood Seaplane Base, Anchorage, AK (lhd) at 1333 adt, June 7, 2009 in a DHC-2 beaver on floats. There were three passengers in addition to the pilot on board. The weather was VFR with light winds. The takeoff channel was narrow and required precise directional control. As the aircraft increased speed on the takeoff run the inherent torque created a left turning tendency. The pilot was unable to arrest the turn. To avoid hitting the bank of the channel the pilot lifted the aircraft off the water prematurely. The aircraft impacted the left bank of the departure channel. The aircraft was substantially damaged. There were no injuries to persons on the ground or in the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM LAKE HOOD SEAPLANE BASE, ANCHORAGE, AK (LHD) AT 1333 ADT, JUNE 7, 2009 IN A DHC-2 BEAVER ON FLOATS. THERE WERE THREE PASSENGERS IN ADDITION TO THE PILOT ON BOARD. THE WEATHER WAS VFR WITH LIGHT WINDS. THE TAKEOFF CHANNEL WAS NARROW AND REQUIRED PRECISE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. AS THE AIRCRAFT INCREASED SPEED ON THE TAKEOFF RUN THE INHERENT TORQUE CREATED A LEFT TURNING TENDENCY. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO ARREST THE TURN. TO AVOID HITTING THE BANK OF THE CHANNEL THE PILOT LIFTED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE WATER PREMATURELY. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE LEFT BANK OF THE DEPARTURE CHANNEL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO PERSONS ON THE GROUND OR IN THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
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