Narrative:

I was PIC of a C206. The ATIS information at new lakefront called for light winds, 300 ft scattered clouds, 4000 ft overcast, visibility of 1 1/2 mi due to heavy rain. I requested a special VFR at 13 mi and was granted clearance upon reaching 5 mi east. On a wide left base for runway 18L with 10 degree of flaps and the landing gear down, I called traffic in sight for parallel runway 18R, at which time the annunciator panel light indicating right low fuel came on. While verifying fuel quantity and fuel selector on both, I descended to a point where water landing was imminent. The aircraft stopped and while taxiing, I retracted the gear and began taxiing toward shallow water. After 2 mins of taxiing the aircraft was starting to list to the right. At this point I radioed lakefront tower and requested rescue equipment. The aircraft remained upright for 5 mins then slowly rolled to the right, capsizing.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT IN A C206 AMPHIBIAN LANDS SHORT OF RWY 18L AT NEW LA. FORTUNATELY, HE WAS OVERWATER AND LANDED THERE. UNFORTUNATELY, THE ACFT ROLLED OVER AND SANK.

Narrative: I WAS PIC OF A C206. THE ATIS INFO AT NEW LAKEFRONT CALLED FOR LIGHT WINDS, 300 FT SCATTERED CLOUDS, 4000 FT OVCST, VISIBILITY OF 1 1/2 MI DUE TO HVY RAIN. I REQUESTED A SPECIAL VFR AT 13 MI AND WAS GRANTED CLRNC UPON REACHING 5 MI E. ON A WIDE L BASE FOR RWY 18L WITH 10 DEG OF FLAPS AND THE LNDG GEAR DOWN, I CALLED TFC IN SIGHT FOR PARALLEL RWY 18R, AT WHICH TIME THE ANNUNCIATOR PANEL LIGHT INDICATING R LOW FUEL CAME ON. WHILE VERIFYING FUEL QUANTITY AND FUEL SELECTOR ON BOTH, I DSNDED TO A POINT WHERE WATER LNDG WAS IMMINENT. THE ACFT STOPPED AND WHILE TAXIING, I RETRACTED THE GEAR AND BEGAN TAXIING TOWARD SHALLOW WATER. AFTER 2 MINS OF TAXIING THE ACFT WAS STARTING TO LIST TO THE R. AT THIS POINT I RADIOED LAKEFRONT TWR AND REQUESTED RESCUE EQUIP. THE ACFT REMAINED UPRIGHT FOR 5 MINS THEN SLOWLY ROLLED TO THE R, CAPSIZING.

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.