What happened
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Seaplane landed in calm water, the left float and wing contacted the water, the left float and wing contacted the water, the acft tipped 80-90 degrees, and the pilot finally regained control of the acft, other circumstances are unknown. (From .19) on April 3, 1999, about 1200 eastern standard time, a M-235B seaplane, N10430, crashed on landing at Boca Grande, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The seaplane sustained substantial damage. The commercial pilot reported no injuries. The private pilot passenger reported serious injuries. The flight originated from blind pass island, Florida, about 10 minutes before the accident. The pilot stated he was making a landing to smooth water. He did not round out soon enough. The left float and left wing tip collided with the water while he was descending. The airplane rotated to the left between 80 to 90 degrees, and he taxied to the pier without further incident. (.4) on April 3, 1999, about 1200 eastern standard time, a Maule M-7-235B seaplane, N10430, crashed on landing at Boca Grande, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The seaplane sustained substantial damage. The commercial pilot reported no injuries. The private pilot passenger reported serious injuries. The flight originated from captiva island, Florida, about 10 minutes before the accident. The pilot stated he was making a landing to smooth water. The left float collided with a big wave when flying parallel to the water. The airplane rotated to the left about 30 degrees, the right wing tip touched the water, which turned the airplane into the original direction. (-23)pilot landing in glassy water conditions, contacted the water. On the left float in a nose low attitude. Left wing hit water with substantial damage. Pax received serious injuries.
As the FAA filed it
SEAPLANE LANDED IN CALM WATER, THE LEFT FLOAT AND WING CONTACTED THE WATER, THE LEFT FLOAT AND WING CONTACTED THE WATER, THE ACFT TIPPED 80-90 DEGREES, AND THE PILOT FINALLY REGAINED CONTROL OF THE ACFT, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (FROM .19) ON APRIL 3, 1999, ABOUT 1200 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A M-235B SEAPLANE, N10430, CRASHED ON LANDING AT BOCA GRANDE, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE SEAPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE PRIVATE PILOT PASSENGER REPORTED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM BLIND PASS ISLAND, FLORIDA, ABOUT 10 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS MAKING A LANDING TO SMOOTH WATER. HE DID NOT ROUND OUT SOON ENOUGH. THE LEFT FLOAT AND LEFT WING TIP COLLIDED WITH THE WATER WHILE HE WAS DESCENDING. THE AIRPLANE ROTATED TO THE LEFT BETWEEN 80 TO 90 DEGREES, AND HE TAXIED TO THE PIER WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. (.4) ON APRIL 3, 1999, ABOUT 1200 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A MAULE M-7-235B SEAPLANE, N10430, CRASHED ON LANDING AT BOCA GRANDE, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE SEAPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE PRIVATE PILOT PASSENGER REPORTED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM CAPTIVA ISLAND, FLORIDA, ABOUT 10 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS MAKING A LANDING TO SMOOTH WATER. THE LEFT FLOAT COLLIDED WITH A BIG WAVE WHEN FLYING PARALLEL TO THE WATER. THE AIRPLANE ROTATED TO THE LEFT ABOUT 30 DEGREES, THE RIGHT WING TIP TOUCHED THE WATER, WHICH TURNED THE AIRPLANE INTO THE ORIGINAL DIRECTION. (-23)PILOT LANDING IN GLASSY WATER CONDITIONS, CONTACTED THE WATER. ON THE LEFT FLOAT IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. LEFT WING HIT WATER WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. PAX RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES.
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