# Incident 20170711014079I: Cessna 208, New York, NY, July 11, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2017, 11:05 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7143° N, 74.0060° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New York, NY, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7143&lon=-74.0060&mi=10
- Aircraft: N208JB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N208JB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208 (registry code 2073702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A (registry code 52257, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-114a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-114A
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 12,471 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170711014079I

## Narrative

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

DURING DEPARTURE ROLL ON THE EAST RIVER FOR TAKEOFF FROM 6N7 THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS APPROACHED BY 3 JET SKIS ON HIS RIGHT SIDE. ONE JET SKI FOLLOWED THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS ATTEMPING TO JUMP ITS WATER WAKE DURING THE DEPARTURE ROLL. ONE OF THE JUMPS CAME VERY CLOSE TO THE AIRCRAFT SO THE PIC ELECTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF FOR SAFETY. AS THE ABORT WAS IN PROGRESS THE SEAPLANE WENT THROUGH A NYC FERRY WAKE THAT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO BECOME AIRBORNE. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED THREE TIMES WHILE THE PIC MAINTAINED DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PIC RECALLS WATER SPLASHING ALL OVER THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE FLOATS HITTING THE WAKE. AFTER COMING TO A STOP IN THE WATER THE PIC CHECKED TO ENSURE HIS PASSENGERS WERE SAFE. HE VISUALLY CHECKED THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE COCKPIT. IT IS LIKELY THAT EITHER WATER FROM THE WAKE SPLASHING OFF THE PONTOONS RICOCHETED OFF THE BOTTOM OF THE WING OR THE RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK THE WATER CAUSING THE TOP SURFACE OF THE WING TO RIPPLE. NO DAMAGE WAS VISIBLE FROM THE COCKPIT OR GROUND. IT WAS ONLY AFTER LANDING AT KHTO AT THE END OF HIS ROUTE THAT THE AIRCRAFT WASHER WHILE ON A LADDER FOUND THE DAMAGE TO THE UPPER WING SURFACE. THE AIRMAN WAS COUNSELED TO CONSIDER THAT WITH WATER SPLASHING ALL OVER THE AIRCRAFT NOT BEING A NORMAL OR ABORTED TAKEOFF IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN TREATED AS AN ABNORMAL SITUATION AND A POST INCIDENT REVIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED. MORE IMPORTANTLY A THOROUGH POST FLIGHT AFTER THE FLIGHT WAS COMPLETED SHOULD ALSO BE ACCOMPLISHED. IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE FOR THE PIC TO KNOW OR SEE ANY OF THE DAMAGE FROM THE COCKPIT OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE ON THE EAST RIVER.

## Other reports on N208JB (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20250927015499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250927015499I), Sep 27, 2025: Cessna 208 (N208JB), Nassau, BH, Minor damage. While the aircraft was parked at FBO ramp for ground handling and passenger boarding, the tail stand was removed and stowed after the passengers had boarded.…

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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