What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 12 November 1997, at 09:50 EST, Mr. Scott e. walker, holder of pilot certificate no 266475029, was conducting water "stop-taxi" tests of his experimental Montana coyota float plane N42613. Mr. Walker was testing new installed floats to check performance when the hull caps on both floats delaminated causing the water-taxi incident. The aircraft sustained major damage with no injury sustained by the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time of the incident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 12 NOVEMBER 1997, AT 09:50 EST, MR. SCOTT E. WALKER, HOLDER OF PILOT CERTIFICATE NO 266475029, WAS CONDUCTING WATER "STOP-TAXI" TESTS OF HIS EXPERIMENTAL MONTANA COYOTA FLOAT PLANE N42613. MR. WALKER WAS TESTING NEW INSTALLED FLOATS TO CHECK PERFORMANCE WHEN THE HULL CAPS ON BOTH FLOATS DELAMINATED CAUSING THE WATER-TAXI INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE WITH NO INJURY SUSTAINED BY THE PILOT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.
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