What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On aug 28th, at approximately 12:00PM AKST, the pilot was taking off to the east from the long beach in Chinitna Bay in a wheeled-equipped Cessna U206F. On the first attempt the aircraft was pulled towards the left due to soft sand. The pilot pulled back the throttle to reduce power, maneuvered the aircraft further down the sloped beach to a harder pack surface and set up to take off again. On the second attempt, prior to V1, just upon rotation, the right wheel of the aircraft made contact with the water causing a pull to the right. The right wing struck the water and the aircraft came to a stop when the nose was forced downward into the water. The pilot secured the engine and helped all the passengers exit the aircraft safely. No one was injured. With assistance, the aircraft was towed out of the water and safely secured on the beach.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUG 28TH, AT APPROXIMATELY 12:00PM AKST, THE PILOT WAS TAKING OFF TO THE EAST FROM THE LONG BEACH IN CHINITNA BAY IN A WHEELED-EQUIPPED CESSNA U206F. ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT THE AIRCRAFT WAS PULLED TOWARDS THE LEFT DUE TO SOFT SAND. THE PILOT PULLED BACK THE THROTTLE TO REDUCE POWER, MANEUVERED THE AIRCRAFT FURTHER DOWN THE SLOPED BEACH TO A HARDER PACK SURFACE AND SET UP TO TAKE OFF AGAIN. ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT, PRIOR TO V1, JUST UPON ROTATION, THE RIGHT WHEEL OF THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH THE WATER CAUSING A PULL TO THE RIGHT. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE WATER AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP WHEN THE NOSE WAS FORCED DOWNWARD INTO THE WATER. THE PILOT SECURED THE ENGINE AND HELPED ALL THE PASSENGERS EXIT THE AIRCRAFT SAFELY. NO ONE WAS INJURED. WITH ASSISTANCE, THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED OUT OF THE WATER AND SAFELY SECURED ON THE BEACH.
NTSB investigation
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