ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295387
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| Date: | Wednesday 13 August 2003 |
| Time: | 18:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna U206F |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N59352 |
| MSN: | U20603221 |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ketchikan, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Ketchikan, AK |
| Ketchikan, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airline transport pilot was departing on an on-demand air taxi flight from a remote saltwater bay in a float-equipped airplane. He reported that just as the floats came on step, the floats contacted a large wave, which bounced the airplane about 15 feet into the air. As the airplane descended, a second wave struck the floats. The operator's maintenance personnel later discovered structural damage to longerons adjacent to the airplane's firewall, which required replacement. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical problems with the airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff area, which resulted in an in-flight collision with ocean waves. A factor associated with the accident was large waves/swells.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC03CA114
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 June 2010 | N59352 | Private | 1 | near Anchorage-Merrill Field, AK (MRI/PAMR) [N] | |
sub |
| Loss of control | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2022 07:57 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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