Seaplane sinks after landing on Candlewood Lake in Sherman

Connecticut State Police tweeted two photos of a seaplane that had a “hard landing” Candlewood Lake near Chicken Rock island in Sherman on Friday. Connecticut State Police tweeted two photos of a seaplane that had a “hard landing” Candlewood Lake near Chicken Rock island in Sherman on Friday. Photo: Contributed Photo Photo: Contributed Photo Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Seaplane sinks after landing on Candlewood Lake in Sherman 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

SHERMAN — A seaplane made what authorities are calling a “rough landing” on Friday afternoon in Candlewood Lake near Chicken Rock. No injuries were reported.

The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said it does not appear the plane crashed, but began taking on water once it landed near the New Fairfield, Sherman border around 4 p.m.

Officials from the Federal Aviation Administration said there were two people on the plane when it landed on the lake. But the passengers were able to get off with the help of a Good Samaritan’s boat and it appears there were no injuries, said Dennis Schain, a spokesman for DEEP.

State troopers assisted the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

“Our Emergency Response Team is arriving there to address any environmental concerns — such as the possibility of fuel getting into the water,” Schain said Friday.

The plane was a SeaMax-M22, FAA officials said. The registration number for the single-engine plane shows that it was owned by a company called Waterbird Holdings in New York.

FAA is investigating the incident.