What happened
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N6506M departed from brookhaven airport (khwv),shirley, NY,approximately 1437 EDT initially flying sw bound until over water then turning more wsw bound flying over the great south bay for 15NM,then turning right and flying nw bound heading about 10.5 NM,then turning left and making a gradual nw to sw gradual arc, descending toward the end until track data was lost around 200 MSL 1,75 NM NE of the reported accident location, just west of the throgs neck bridge. Weather reported at klga 041851Z 05010KT 10SM SCT055 BKN120 BKN200 BKN260 18/07 A3018 rmk AO2 SLP220 T01830067. The C-182 continued an approach to land flying 5 to 8 feet above the surface of the water under the throgs neck bridge, at some point after the bridge the C-182 according to the pilot and witness statements,the floats hit a wave caused by a boat that came from left to right of the aircraft causing the aircraft to become airborne the pilot pushed in full throttle and the aircraft accelerated to gain airspeed to avoid hitting the bulk head in front of the aircraft, the aircraft did not gain enough altitude and hit the bulk head.
As the FAA filed it
N6506M DEPARTED FROM BROOKHAVEN AIRPORT (KHWV),SHIRLEY, NY,APPROXIMATELY 1437 EDT INITIALLY FLYING SW BOUND UNTIL OVER WATER THEN TURNING MORE WSW BOUND FLYING OVER THE GREAT SOUTH BAY FOR 15NM,THEN TURNING RIGHT AND FLYING NW BOUND HEADING ABOUT 10.5 NM,THEN TURNING LEFT AND MAKING A GRADUAL NW TO SW GRADUAL ARC, DESCENDING TOWARD THE END UNTIL TRACK DATA WAS LOST AROUND 200 MSL 1,75 NM NE OF THE REPORTED ACCIDENT LOCATION, JUST WEST OF THE THROGS NECK BRIDGE. WEATHER REPORTED AT KLGA 041851Z 05010KT 10SM SCT055 BKN120 BKN200 BKN260 18/07 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP220 T01830067. THE C-182 CONTINUED AN APPROACH TO LAND FLYING 5 TO 8 FEET ABOVE THE SURFACE OF THE WATER UNDER THE THROGS NECK BRIDGE, AT SOME POINT AFTER THE BRIDGE THE C-182 ACCORDING TO THE PILOT AND WITNESS STATEMENTS,THE FLOATS HIT A WAVE CAUSED BY A BOAT THAT CAME FROM LEFT TO RIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BECOME AIRBORNE THE PILOT PUSHED IN FULL THROTTLE AND THE AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED TO GAIN AIRSPEED TO AVOID HITTING THE BULK HEAD IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT GAIN ENOUGH ALTITUDE AND HIT THE BULK HEAD.
NTSB investigation
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