What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On Wednesday September 7th 2022 at approximately 08:30 float plane privacy data omitted was being operated on a charter flight to Katahdin Lake in northern Maine carrying two park rangers. Weather at the time was clear with calm winds, the pilot attempted a glassy water landing which resulted in a hard landing with minor damage to one float and one passenger receiving a broken nose and the other a broken rib.
As the FAA filed it
ON WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 7TH 2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 08:30 FLOAT PLANE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS BEING OPERATED ON A CHARTER FLIGHT TO KATAHDIN LAKE IN NORTHERN MAINE CARRYING TWO PARK RANGERS. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS CLEAR WITH CALM WINDS, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A GLASSY WATER LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO ONE FLOAT AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVING A BROKEN NOSE AND THE OTHER A BROKEN RIB.
NTSB investigation
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