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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna TU206G · Camden, AL · May 31, 2010

Date: May 31, 2010 · 16:45 local
Place: Camden, AL
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6508Z
Reported as: Cessna TU206G
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,000 total225 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N6508ZRegistration cancelled Dec 21, 2012 · Cessna TU206GS/N U20606303 · Built 1981 Airframe modelCessna TU206G Engine modelContinental TSIO-520-MReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot attempted takeoff run on the Alabama river in Cessna 206. Pilot noticed that he could not get aircraft airborne and aborted the takeoff run. Engine was functioning properly and no signs of any malfunction. On the taxi back to the dock pilot noticed that the floats were submerged by at least 1 inch indicating water in the floats. Pilot stated that he "stiff taxied" to get the weight on the tail of the aircraft. As soon as he approached his dock and reduced power to idle the floats dug in at the nose and the plane slowly flipped over landing upside down. Pilot had opportunity to open door while slowly flipping and all passengers unbuckled and evacuated the aircraft. The aircraft was then towed by the pilot back to his dock. Plane flipped in about sixteen (16) feet of water and sustained minimal damage other than being submerged.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF RUN ON THE ALABAMA RIVER IN CESSNA 206. PILOT NOTICED THAT HE COULD NOT GET AIRCRAFT AIRBORNE AND ABORTED THE TAKEOFF RUN. ENGINE WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND NO SIGNS OF ANY MALFUNCTION. ON THE TAXI BACK TO THE DOCK PILOT NOTICED THAT THE FLOATS WERE SUBMERGED BY AT LEAST 1 INCH INDICATING WATER IN THE FLOATS. PILOT STATED THAT HE "STIFF TAXIED" TO GET THE WEIGHT ON THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT. AS SOON AS HE APPROACHED HIS DOCK AND REDUCED POWER TO IDLE THE FLOATS DUG IN AT THE NOSE AND THE PLANE SLOWLY FLIPPED OVER LANDING UPSIDE DOWN. PILOT HAD OPPORTUNITY TO OPEN DOOR WHILE SLOWLY FLIPPING AND ALL PASSENGERS UNBUCKLED AND EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN TOWED BY THE PILOT BACK TO HIS DOCK. PLANE FLIPPED IN ABOUT SIXTEEN (16) FEET OF WATER AND SUSTAINED MINIMAL DAMAGE OTHER THAN BEING SUBMERGED.