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Icon Incident Blown Out of Proportion

Pia Bergqvist

Wednesday, February 14, 2018 at 12:08 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

An Icon A5 seaplane sustained minor hull damage while maneuvering on water near Sanibel Island, Florida, an incident that local news outlets reportedly exaggerated.
Contrary to initial media reports of an emergency landing and sinking, the pilot was uninjured, no fuel leaked, and the aircraft's hull damage is light and repairable.
The increased media focus on this minor incident may be due to a previous fatal crash of the same aircraft type involving baseball player Roy Halladay, which garnered significant attention.

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Pia Bergqvist

Pia Bergqvist joined FLYING in December 2010. A passionate aviator, Pia started flying in 1999 and quickly obtained her single- and multi-engine commercial, instrument and instructor ratings. After a decade of working in general aviation, Pia has accumulated almost 3,000 hours of flight time in nearly 40 different types of aircraft.