A seaplane made a tough touchdown in New York Metropolis’s East River Sunday, alarming bystanders and leading to two minor accidents, based on metropolis authorities.
The ocean aircraft carrying eight folks made a “arduous touchdown” round midday, based on the New York Metropolis Fireplace Division. The aircraft made it upright and was towed again to dock, the division mentioned.
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Pictures shared on social media present a white aircraft leaning over on its aspect with the tip of its left wing within the water as a helicopter circled overhead.
The FAA says the arduous touchdown brought on a “wing strut” on the Kodiak 100 seaplane to snap.
It was not fast clear the place the flight took off from, however video from contained in the aircraft suggests the flight was about to land on the close by Skyport. A search of FAA information exhibits details about the pilot’s proprietor is stored personal.
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This story corrects the variety of folks on the aircraft in addition to the quantity injured based mostly on up to date info from the New York Metropolis Fireplace Division.
