# Incident 20100829044789I: Christopher RANS S-6ES, Traverse City, MI, August 29, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2010, 15:35 local time
- Place: Traverse City, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7543° N, 85.6030° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Traverse City, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7543&lon=-85.6030&mi=10
- Aircraft: N398RC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N398RC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Christopherson Rodney V RANS S-6ES (registry code 05628I6, https://openairdocs.org/model/christopherson-rodney-v-rans-s-6es) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912 series (registry code 55569, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHRISTOPHER RANS S-6ES
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,900 total, 89 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100829044789I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKE OFF ON WATER, THE PILOT NOTICED THE RIGHT FLOAT FLOAT WAS SINKING INTO THE WATER AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN AIRCRAFT TOWARD SHALLOWER WATER.  THE RIGHT FLOAT SANK WHICH MADE THE AIRCRAFT SUBMERGE INTO THE WATER.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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