What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on 7/6/96 at 5:05 p.m., Cessna 172XP, N736MB, operated by owner/pilot daniel wetherall, with one passenger began taxiing on the Juneau float pond to depart on a pleasure flight. The front of the airplane floats began taking on water. The engine was shut down, airplane tipped nose first into water and continued to the inverted position as the pilot and passenger exited the airplane. The airplane had just been launched after being removed from the water in sept 1995. No injury or aircraft damage occurred, other than water damage.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON 7/6/96 AT 5:05 P.M., CESSNA 172XP, N736MB, OPERATED BY OWNER/PILOT DANIEL WETHERALL, WITH ONE PASSENGER BEGAN TAXIING ON THE JUNEAU FLOAT POND TO DEPART ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. THE FRONT OF THE AIRPLANE FLOATS BEGAN TAKING ON WATER. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN, AIRPLANE TIPPED NOSE FIRST INTO WATER AND CONTINUED TO THE INVERTED POSITION AS THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE HAD JUST BEEN LAUNCHED AFTER BEING REMOVED FROM THE WATER IN SEPT 1995. NO INJURY OR AIRCRAFT DAMAGE OCCURRED, OTHER THAN WATER DAMAGE.
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