What: Cessna 206 float plane en route from Bremerton to Paine Field
Where: off Golden Gardens Park in Shilshole Bay
When: August 28, 2009
Who: pilot Roger Collins
Why: When Collins experienced problems with his landing gear, he landed on Shilshole Bay, and his plane flipped. This post’s title is a quote originating from Mike Pugel with the Seattle Police Harbor Patrol who was on the scene.
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