The right forward float strut fractured and the airplane rolled to the right, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing's lift strut. Shortly thereafter, he aborted the takeoff, but the airplane continued to pitch forward when it was struck by a larger swell. In an effort to correct for the forward pitching moment, the pilot applied full aft elevator. Marginal visual meteorological conditions existed and no flight plan had been filed.Īccording to the pilot during the takeoff run, the airplane encountered small swells and began to lose speed, while simultaneously pitching forward. The airline transport pilot and three passengers were not injured. The airplane was registered to and being operated by the pilot as a 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 visual flight rules flight. On Septemabout 1430 Alaska daylight time, an amphibious float-equipped Cessna U206 airplane, N16GP, sustained substantial damage while attempting to depart the water at Trident Basin Seaplane Base (T44), Kodiak, Alaska.
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