New York fire officials responded around noon to reports of a downed aircraft near the marina located at East 23rd Street and FDR Drive in Manhattan. According to reports, the seaplane was in transit toward the area before being successfully towed back to the pier. Emergency personnel were able to remove eight people from the Kodiak 100 seaplane.
Of the occupants, two sustained minor injuries but subsequently declined further medical treatment. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has assumed responsibility for investigating the incident. The FAA stated that the pilot executed a “hard landing,” which resulted in a broken wing.
In a social media statement, the FAA clarified that a hard landing is defined as aircraft contact with a surface occurring at excessive speed or vertical force, thereby exceeding the manufacturer’s operational limits. Furthermore, the FAA noted that air traffic control was reportedly not providing service at the time of the event. The investigation will focus on determining the sequence of events that led to the aircraft’s difficult landing near the east side of the waterway.
Officials are working to establish whether external factors, such as air traffic control gaps, contributed to the pilot’s decision to land in the restricted area.
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