# NTSB ERA26LA261: Kodiak Kodiak 100, N726SH, New York, NY, July 5, 2026 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: July 5, 2026, 12:01 local (16:01 UTC) - Place: New York, NY · River - Coordinates: 40.845934, -73.816245 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8459&lon=-73.8162&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 8 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 27, 2026 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 203320 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA26LA261 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203320/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=203320 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA261 ## Probable cause An inadvertent collision with a large wave during touchdown on a river, which resulted in a subsequent bounce and hard landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Terrain: water](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021020): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on equipment (probable cause); cases with it: [Kodiak KODIAK 100, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021020/cases.md?model=7320010), [All aircraft, 97 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021020/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) (defining event); cases with it: [Kodiak KODIAK 100, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=7320010), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot of the amphibious airplane reported that he performed a go-around during the first approach to the river seaplane base as the water did not look good (choppy). The water looked good during the second approach and the airplane touched down smooth, but the pilot did not see a large wave off the left side due to flat light, and the left float contacted the wave. The contact resulted in the airplane bouncing up into the air and contacting the water a second time, resulting in a hard landing and collapsed left float strut. The hard landing also resulted in substantial damage to the left elevator. The pilot added that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N726SH](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N726SH), registered now, S/N 100-0363, built 2025 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: KODIAK AIRCRAFT CO INC KODIAK 100 (NO SERIES) - Registry model: [Kodiak KODIAK 100](https://openairdocs.org/model/kodiak-kodiak-100) (registry code 7320010) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-34-series) (registry code 52250, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 100-0363 - Year built: 2025 - Airframe hours: 78 - Engines: Pratt & Whitney PT6A-34 750 horsepower turbo prop - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Part 135 - Operator: Acadian Seaplanes LLC - Registered owner: Gold Horizon LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: JPX, East Hampton, NY - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: 6N7, Evers Seaplane Base, runway N, 5,000 × 400 ft, water - Equipment: Angle of attack indicator, ADS-B, Stall warning system, Onboard weather, Electronic primary flight display, Auto-pilot, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic flight bag or handheld device ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 27; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review March 19, 2026; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 3,474 total, 814 in this make and model, 3,173 as pilot in command, 145 in the last 90 days, 72 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours - Co-pilot; age 40; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial, remote; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review November 30, 2025; seat: right; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 1,468 total, 683 in this make and model, 882 as pilot in command, 147 in the last 90 days, 63 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 60° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 3,400 ft broken - Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 70 °F - Altimeter: 29.98 inHg - Observed at: LGA, 5 nm away - METAR: METAR KLGA 051551Z 06007KT 10SM FEW019 SCT026 BKN034 BKN150 BKN250 24/21 A2998 ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20260705011459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260705011459A), Jul 5, 2026: Kodiak Aircraft Co Inc KODIAK 100, New York, NY, Substantial damage. [privacy data omitted], Kodiak 100, experienced a hard landing in the east river causing damage to the wing strut. Sea port 6 and 7 will be closed for the day,… ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 27, 2026, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=203320. 7.6 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 4.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20686963&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Weather report (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 39 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20687711&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Metars-Rel.pdf - Google earth file - adsb plot (item 3, KMZ, 132 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20688084&FileExtension=kmz&FileName=20260705_A9BB6E_628551113_ADSB-Rel.kmz - Investigation photographs (item 4, PDF, 3 pages, 2 photos, 3.4 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20686596&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Investigation%20Photographs%20_Redacted-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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