Seaplane makes hard landing in East River, 2 people injured
A Kodiak 100 seaplane carrying 10 people came down hard in the East River off East 23rd Street, injuring two and sending FDNY units to pull out eight.
The pilot of a Kodiak 100 seaplane made a hard landing in the East River shortly after noon Sunday, snapping a wing strut and triggering a fast rescue response off the marina at East 23rd Street and the FDR Drive in Manhattan. FDNY was called to reports of a plane in the water at about 12:01 p.m.
Fire department units removed eight people from the aircraft. Two people had minor injuries and refused medical attention. One person sustained minor injuries. The plane remained upright and was later towed back to the dock.
The Federal Aviation Administration will investigate the incident. The aircraft was traveling from East Hampton to the Skyport seaplane base in Manhattan when it came down in the river. Ten people were aboard.
The Kodiak 100 was built last year, and FAA ownership records did not publicly list the owner.
The landing was not the only seaplane emergency in the same stretch of water this summer. On June 13, FDNY rescued a pilot and passenger from a separate incident near Whitestone and the Throgs Neck Bridge, and no injuries were reported.
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