What happened
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9/15/2020 This was initially reported as an accident. At 1027 am local Alaska time a DHC-3 beaver, N3125N, registered to privacy data omitted made an unscheduled landing in Naknek Lake near King Salmon Alaska.. The report initially stated strut failure while airborne leading to the unscheduled landing. 7 on board no injuries reported. Extent of damage is unknown at this time. NTSB is reportably enroute to the scene but out of cell phone coverage. Awaiting additional information. Awaiting FAA form 8020-9 from the roc.
9/15/2020 At 1555 local Alaska time called the privacy data omitted director of operations. No answer. Left a voice message and awaiting response.
9/15/2020 Received a return call from the director of operations of privacy data omitted but do to the lack of cell phone coverage in the area of the accident he was asked to call back when he was in a better coverage area. Awaiting a call on 16 September 2020.
9/16/2020 Received voicemail from the director of operations of privacy data omitted LLC. He was at the site and would be out of cell phone coverage all day. He stated he would call back at his first opportunity. Awaiting return call
9/16/2020 Received the 8020-9 from the wroc. The brief description of the circumstances was included. N3125N departed Naknek river at akn at 1806Z on a coded svfr departure (katmai departure) to the east. At 1810Z N3125N reported leaving the akn class delta surface area. No further transmissions. At approx. 2130Z akn fct was notified from the wroc that N3125N had to ditch in the Naknek Lake at 1827Z. No injuries reported. Awaiting further information.
9/17/2020 Received a return call from the director of operations of privacy data omitted. He stated that their was no inflight failure and that the damage occurred during a hard landing on the water. The landing was attempted due to poor visibility in the area. Received multiple pictures from the director of operations. Will reengage with the director of operations when he returns to anchorage from the site. Investigation is ongoing.
9/17/2020 Received pictures from the NTSB assigned investigator. The investigator stated that this event will be classified as an incident and not an accident. Investigation is ongoing.
9/17/2020 The review of the photographs showed that all of the left hand float struts that mount the float to the airframe have been broken. The struts that attach the floats to the airframe were damaged where they attach to the float. Investigation is ongoing.
As the FAA filed it
9/15/2020 THIS WAS INITIALLY REPORTED AS AN ACCIDENT. AT 1027 AM LOCAL ALASKA TIME A DHC-3 BEAVER, N3125N, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING IN NAKNEK LAKE NEAR KING SALMON ALASKA.. THE REPORT INITIALLY STATED STRUT FAILURE WHILE AIRBORNE LEADING TO THE UNSCHEDULED LANDING. 7 ON BOARD NO INJURIES REPORTED. EXTENT OF DAMAGE IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. NTSB IS REPORTABLY ENROUTE TO THE SCENE BUT OUT OF CELL PHONE COVERAGE. AWAITING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. AWAITING FAA FORM 8020-9 FROM THE ROC.
9/15/2020 AT 1555 LOCAL ALASKA TIME CALLED THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS. NO ANSWER. LEFT A VOICE MESSAGE AND AWAITING RESPONSE.
9/15/2020 RECEIVED A RETURN CALL FROM THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ BUT DO TO THE LACK OF CELL PHONE COVERAGE IN THE AREA OF THE ACCIDENT HE WAS ASKED TO CALL BACK WHEN HE WAS IN A BETTER COVERAGE AREA. AWAITING A CALL ON 16 SEPTEMBER 2020.
9/16/2020 RECEIVED VOICEMAIL FROM THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LLC. HE WAS AT THE SITE AND WOULD BE OUT OF CELL PHONE COVERAGE ALL DAY. HE STATED HE WOULD CALL BACK AT HIS FIRST OPPORTUNITY. AWAITING RETURN CALL
9/16/2020 RECEIVED THE 8020-9 FROM THE WROC. THE BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES WAS INCLUDED. N3125N DEPARTED NAKNEK RIVER AT AKN AT 1806Z ON A CODED SVFR DEPARTURE (KATMAI DEPARTURE) TO THE EAST. AT 1810Z N3125N REPORTED LEAVING THE AKN CLASS DELTA SURFACE AREA. NO FURTHER TRANSMISSIONS. AT APPROX. 2130Z AKN FCT WAS NOTIFIED FROM THE WROC THAT N3125N HAD TO DITCH IN THE NAKNEK LAKE AT 1827Z. NO INJURIES REPORTED. AWAITING FURTHER INFORMATION.
9/17/2020 RECEIVED A RETURN CALL FROM THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. HE STATED THAT THEIR WAS NO INFLIGHT FAILURE AND THAT THE DAMAGE OCCURRED DURING A HARD LANDING ON THE WATER. THE LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY IN THE AREA. RECEIVED MULTIPLE PICTURES FROM THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS. WILL REENGAGE WITH THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS WHEN HE RETURNS TO ANCHORAGE FROM THE SITE. INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.
9/17/2020 RECEIVED PICTURES FROM THE NTSB ASSIGNED INVESTIGATOR. THE INVESTIGATOR STATED THAT THIS EVENT WILL BE CLASSIFIED AS AN INCIDENT AND NOT AN ACCIDENT. INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.
9/17/2020 THE REVIEW OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWED THAT ALL OF THE LEFT HAND FLOAT STRUTS THAT MOUNT THE FLOAT TO THE AIRFRAME HAVE BEEN BROKEN. THE STRUTS THAT ATTACH THE FLOATS TO THE AIRFRAME WERE DAMAGED WHERE THEY ATTACH TO THE FLOAT. INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.
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