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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 9117T Make/Model: C180 Description: 180, Skywagon 180 (U-17C)
Date: 10/28/2006 Time: 1651
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Substantial
LOCATION
City: FOREST LAKE State: MN Country: US
DESCRIPTION
ACFT LOST POWER, FLOATS FELL OFF, TWO PASSENGERS JUMPED OUT
INTO THE LAKE, THE PILOT WAS THEN ABLE TO LAND AT A GRASS STIP,
FOREST LAKE, MN
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 2 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
WEATHER: METAR KROS 281636Z AUTO 29009KT 10SM CLR 06/M03 A2978
OTHER DATA
Activity: Pleasure Phase: Cruise Operation: OTHER
Departed: FOREST LAKE, MN Dep Date: Dep. Time:
Destination: Flt Plan: Wx Briefing:
Last Radio Cont:
Last Clearance:
FAA FSDO: MINNEAPOLIS, MN (GL15) Entry date: 10/30/2006
How does an aircraft losing power make it's floats "fall off"? Did the passengers jump at the pilots' direction, at a low altitude over the water, as slow as he could fly, feeling that was safer than sticking with the aircraft til the landing was complete?
Anybody know more about this incident? I want to hear the rest of the story!