What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 5th, 2024, the pilot of a Cessna 206 float plane privacy data omittedwith 3 passengers on board took off from barataria, LA at approximately 0730CST to the chandeleur island chain. At approximately 0800CST the pilot attempted a water landing, and the pilot reported the aircraft bounced off a wave directly into the crest of another wave. The pilot reported that upon impact the left float incurred damage and began filling with water and submerged it partly detach from the aircraft. The dangling float caused damage to the tail boom of the airplane and the water impact caused damage to the left elevator and left horizontal stabilizer. The aircraft came to rest in about 3 to 4 feet of water. The pilot and passengers were able to exit the aircraft uninjured. A nearby fishing boat was able to pick up the passengers and pilot and move them to a nearby houseboat where the pilot indicated he notified his office of the crash.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 5TH, 2024, THE PILOT OF A CESSNA 206 FLOAT PLANE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^WITH 3 PASSENGERS ON BOARD TOOK OFF FROM BARATARIA, LA AT APPROXIMATELY 0730CST TO THE CHANDELEUR ISLAND CHAIN. AT APPROXIMATELY 0800CST THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A WATER LANDING, AND THE PILOT REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED OFF A WAVE DIRECTLY INTO THE CREST OF ANOTHER WAVE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT UPON IMPACT THE LEFT FLOAT INCURRED DAMAGE AND BEGAN FILLING WITH WATER AND SUBMERGED IT PARTLY DETACH FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE DANGLING FLOAT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TAIL BOOM OF THE AIRPLANE AND THE WATER IMPACT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT ELEVATOR AND LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN ABOUT 3 TO 4 FEET OF WATER. THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT UNINJURED. A NEARBY FISHING BOAT WAS ABLE TO PICK UP THE PASSENGERS AND PILOT AND MOVE THEM TO A NEARBY HOUSEBOAT WHERE THE PILOT INDICATED HE NOTIFIED HIS OFFICE OF THE CRASH.
NTSB investigation
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