What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Steep approach to ash lake. Failed to flare. Impacted water. Flipped over. Pilot unable to evacuate. Drowned. (-23) during landing phase (on floats) to ash lake, MN, 15 miles north of Orr, MN, from west to east, the pilot of N828MB made a steep approach and never did flare the aircraft. The aircraft hit the water and the front of the floats submerged into the lake, which caused the aircraft to flip over. The pilot, kermit e. meehan, could not evacuate from the aircraft, resulting in a fatality.
As the FAA filed it
STEEP APPROACH TO ASH LAKE. FAILED TO FLARE. IMPACTED WATER. FLIPPED OVER. PILOT UNABLE TO EVACUATE. DROWNED. (-23) DURING LANDING PHASE (ON FLOATS) TO ASH LAKE, MN, 15 MILES NORTH OF ORR, MN, FROM WEST TO EAST, THE PILOT OF N828MB MADE A STEEP APPROACH AND NEVER DID FLARE THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE WATER AND THE FRONT OF THE FLOATS SUBMERGED INTO THE LAKE, WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER. THE PILOT, KERMIT E. MEEHAN, COULD NOT EVACUATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT, RESULTING IN A FATALITY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.