What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Day air flying acft ran off the end of rwy and went into water, acft has subst damage st. Petersburg, FL. (-23) enroute spg-rsw, pilot returned to spg due to an inoperative, airspeed indicator. Pilot made a long landing halfway on runway 18 skidding/hydroplaning at an angle on the wet runway. The pilot regained control but felt he had insufficient airspeed for a rotational go-around. As a result, the pilot elected to flare nose-up and ditch approximately 50 feet into the bay, off the south end of runway 36.
As the FAA filed it
DAY AIR FLYING ACFT RAN OFF THE END OF RWY AND WENT INTO WATER, ACFT HAS SUBST DAMAGE ST. PETERSBURG, FL. (-23) ENROUTE SPG-RSW, PILOT RETURNED TO SPG DUE TO AN INOPERATIVE, AIRSPEED INDICATOR. PILOT MADE A LONG LANDING HALFWAY ON RUNWAY 18 SKIDDING/HYDROPLANING AT AN ANGLE ON THE WET RUNWAY. THE PILOT REGAINED CONTROL BUT FELT HE HAD INSUFFICIENT AIRSPEED FOR A ROTATIONAL GO-AROUND. AS A RESULT, THE PILOT ELECTED TO FLARE NOSE-UP AND DITCH APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET INTO THE BAY, OFF THE SOUTH END OF RUNWAY 36.
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