Originally Posted by
Jesperss
wow!
i live in seattle where we have a bunch of float planes and i've never heard of one having an accident..
Most of the Seattle aircraft on floats are Kenmore Air Beavers and Otters, which are not amphibians. From the OP, this incident was caused by a water bomber trying to skim the surface of the lake to pick up a load of water; because the pilot left the landing gear down, the gear dug into the water and flipped the aircraft over.