What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
06/10/18 Call from regional operations center at approximately 15:30. Husky floatplane struck wing in water upon take off. And ground looped causing damage to float on one side. The aircraft is partially under water being towed back to W36(Renton) dock. No injuries. Just pilot on board. Winds 10MPH, gusting to 20 mph. Heavy traffic on the water with wakes.
6/14/18 - Examined aircraft and records at rnt. Found substantial damage to l/h wing strut. It had collapsed/bent as the float came up and struck it as the aircraft was being towed to the dock. Windshield is cracked. Several dings and dents to wing tips. The propeller spinner has a dent (perfect circle) to the nose of it. The tail, specifically the elevator has some minor visible damage to the fabric/skin.
As the FAA filed it
06/10/18 CALL FROM REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER AT APPROXIMATELY 15:30. HUSKY FLOATPLANE STRUCK WING IN WATER UPON TAKE OFF. AND GROUND LOOPED CAUSING DAMAGE TO FLOAT ON ONE SIDE. THE AIRCRAFT IS PARTIALLY UNDER WATER BEING TOWED BACK TO W36(RENTON) DOCK. NO INJURIES. JUST PILOT ON BOARD. WINDS 10MPH, GUSTING TO 20 MPH. HEAVY TRAFFIC ON THE WATER WITH WAKES.
6/14/18 - EXAMINED AIRCRAFT AND RECORDS AT RNT. FOUND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO L/H WING STRUT. IT HAD COLLAPSED/BENT AS THE FLOAT CAME UP AND STRUCK IT AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING TOWED TO THE DOCK. WINDSHIELD IS CRACKED. SEVERAL DINGS AND DENTS TO WING TIPS. THE PROPELLER SPINNER HAS A DENT (PERFECT CIRCLE) TO THE NOSE OF IT. THE TAIL, SPECIFICALLY THE ELEVATOR HAS SOME MINOR VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE FABRIC/SKIN.
NTSB investigation
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