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FAA incident report · Cessna U206F · Petersburg, AK · September 10, 2009

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Date
September 10, 2009 · 10:30 local
Place
Petersburg, AK
Airport
Lloyd R. Roundtree Seaplane Fa
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
HXRA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8295Q
Reported as
Cessna U206F
Reported engine
Continental IO-550-N series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
16,000 total7,000 in this make and model200 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.

On 09/10/2009 at 0900 adt the flight departed jnu, landing at psg at 1015 adt, taxied into the sea plane facility, and dropped his passenger off. He then pushed off from the float at approximately 1030 adt, without passengers or freight, started his engine & began taxiing out towards wrangell narrows for take off and return to jnu. He had taxied approximately 60 feet along side of the public sea plane ramp when a gust of wind caught the aircraft and slowly lifted the right wing, submerging the bow of the left float, and rolled the aircraft onto its back. He was taxing slow at the time and had immediately cut the power when the aircraft began to roll. He exited the aircraft when the left (pilot) door, which was open, entered the water, and stood on the partially submerged wing, waiting for a boat that was near by to pick him up. Mr. Lozier stated, and the psg NWS and ASOS information confirms, that he noted nothing out of the ordinary in the forecasted or hourly weather. His flight from jnu and landing in psg had been normal with light rain, southeast winds of 15 KTS to 20 KTS, and occasional light turbulence experienced during the flight and landing.

As the FAA filed it

ON 09/10/2009 AT 0900 ADT THE FLIGHT DEPARTED JNU, LANDING AT PSG AT 1015 ADT, TAXIED INTO THE SEA PLANE FACILITY, AND DROPPED HIS PASSENGER OFF. HE THEN PUSHED OFF FROM THE FLOAT AT APPROXIMATELY 1030 ADT, WITHOUT PASSENGERS OR FREIGHT, STARTED HIS ENGINE & BEGAN TAXIING OUT TOWARDS WRANGELL NARROWS FOR TAKE OFF AND RETURN TO JNU. HE HAD TAXIED APPROXIMATELY 60 FEET ALONG SIDE OF THE PUBLIC SEA PLANE RAMP WHEN A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT THE AIRCRAFT AND SLOWLY LIFTED THE RIGHT WING, SUBMERGING THE BOW OF THE LEFT FLOAT, AND ROLLED THE AIRCRAFT ONTO ITS BACK. HE WAS TAXING SLOW AT THE TIME AND HAD IMMEDIATELY CUT THE POWER WHEN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO ROLL. HE EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WHEN THE LEFT (PILOT) DOOR, WHICH WAS OPEN, ENTERED THE WATER, AND STOOD ON THE PARTIALLY SUBMERGED WING, WAITING FOR A BOAT THAT WAS NEAR BY TO PICK HIM UP. MR. LOZIER STATED, AND THE PSG NWS AND ASOS INFORMATION CONFIRMS, THAT HE NOTED NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY IN THE FORECASTED OR HOURLY WEATHER. HIS FLIGHT FROM JNU AND LANDING IN PSG HAD BEEN NORMAL WITH LIGHT RAIN, SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 KTS TO 20 KTS, AND OCCASIONAL LIGHT TURBULENCE EXPERIENCED DURING THE FLIGHT AND LANDING.