Air taxi seaplane pilot has loss of aircraft control on taxi. Noses into water.

Attributes
ACN	246547
Time
Date	199307
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tkj
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 3
ASRS Report	246547
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Practicing taxi and step taxi on a float plane. Only my second solo flight on floats. Got in a hurry and while transitioning to step, started a right turn into wind, around a corner of the lake. Got distracted by looking down at checklist. Lost directional control (probably released back pressure on stick). Nosed into water and struck left wing causing substantial damage to wing outside strut attachments. Taxied back to tie-down. Not used to float aircraft yet.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AIR TAXI SEAPLANE PLT HAS LOSS OF ACFT CTL ON TAXI. NOSES INTO WATER.

Narrative: PRACTICING TAXI AND STEP TAXI ON A FLOAT PLANE. ONLY MY SECOND SOLO FLT ON FLOATS. GOT IN A HURRY AND WHILE TRANSITIONING TO STEP, STARTED A R TURN INTO WIND, AROUND A CORNER OF THE LAKE. GOT DISTRACTED BY LOOKING DOWN AT CHKLIST. LOST DIRECTIONAL CTL (PROBABLY RELEASED BACK PRESSURE ON STICK). NOSED INTO WATER AND STRUCK L WING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO WING OUTSIDE STRUT ATTACHMENTS. TAXIED BACK TO TIE-DOWN. NOT USED TO FLOAT ACFT YET.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.