What happened
On August 25, 2012, a De Havilland Beaver U-6, registration N314HA, was performing a landing at a remote lake near Kenai, Alaska. During the approach, while the pilot was executing a turn from the left base leg to short final, the left float of the aircraft made contact with the ground. The impact resulted in 3 minor injuries and caused substantial damage to the aircraft's fuselage and wings.
At the time of the accident, weather conditions were characterized by visual meteorological conditions (VMC) with a visibility of 10 statute miles and winds from 000 degrees at 5 knots.