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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna U206F · Allakaket, AK · September 27, 2021

Date: September 27, 2021 · 09:20 local
Place: Allakaket, AK
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8594Q
Reported as: Cessna U206F
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 23,000 total8,000 in this make and model125 in the last 90 days

N8594QRegistered now · Cessna U206FS/N U20603450 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna U206F Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot was repositioning the aircraft by himself on the hogatza river in Alaska. During a water taxi with a tail wind and a leaky float the wind caused the a float to submerge causing the aircraft to slowly roll over in the water. The aircraft was carefully brought upright again and was maintenance was performed on sight, after which the aircraft was returned to fairbanks Alaska.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT WAS REPOSITIONING THE AIRCRAFT BY HIMSELF ON THE HOGATZA RIVER IN ALASKA. DURING A WATER TAXI WITH A TAIL WIND AND A LEAKY FLOAT THE WIND CAUSED THE A FLOAT TO SUBMERGE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SLOWLY ROLL OVER IN THE WATER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CAREFULLY BROUGHT UPRIGHT AGAIN AND WAS MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED ON SIGHT, AFTER WHICH THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO FAIRBANKS ALASKA.