What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft operating under part 91 lodge/guide ops, landed on moraine river near the mouth into kukaklek lake to pick up rafters and their gear. After loading pax and gear began takeoff downstream with ~4 knots quartering tail wind. While still trying to get on step, heels of floats dug into sand bar and turned aircraft into bank. Aircraft hit bank and sheared off floats and came to stop on riverbank. Pax injuries were bit lip and pinched thumb. No treatment necessary. Pax and pilot recovered in two separate a/c.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT OPERATING UNDER PART 91 LODGE/GUIDE OPS, LANDED ON MORAINE RIVER NEAR THE MOUTH INTO KUKAKLEK LAKE TO PICK UP RAFTERS AND THEIR GEAR. AFTER LOADING PAX AND GEAR BEGAN TAKEOFF DOWNSTREAM WITH ~4 KNOTS QUARTERING TAIL WIND. WHILE STILL TRYING TO GET ON STEP, HEELS OF FLOATS DUG INTO SAND BAR AND TURNED AIRCRAFT INTO BANK. AIRCRAFT HIT BANK AND SHEARED OFF FLOATS AND CAME TO STOP ON RIVERBANK. PAX INJURIES WERE BIT LIP AND PINCHED THUMB. NO TREATMENT NECESSARY. PAX AND PILOT RECOVERED IN TWO SEPARATE A/C.
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