What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Weather factors: aircraft is equipped with floats. Landing was attempted on the columbia river in rough water as described by the pilot. Witness stated there was some swells and waking. Witnesses also stated that the aircraft bounced once and then landed hard. According to the pilot, after a hard landing he noticed the right wing drop and could not hold it up with aileron control. As the aircraft slowed the outer three to four feet of the right wing became submerged in the water. The pilot unsuccessfully attempted to taxi to shore. The aircraft was towed to shore by a couple of boats. Inspection of the aircraft revealed the right aft strut broken just below the fuselage attach point. The aft cross brace wire that attaches to the right float was severed or pulled apart. The forward cross brace wire that attaches to the right float was pulled from its mounting bracket, which was damaged as well. The right wing tip sustained minor damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WEATHER FACTORS: AIRCRAFT IS EQUIPPED WITH FLOATS. LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED ON THE COLUMBIA RIVER IN ROUGH WATER AS DESCRIBED BY THE PILOT. WITNESS STATED THERE WAS SOME SWELLS AND WAKING. WITNESSES ALSO STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ONCE AND THEN LANDED HARD. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AFTER A HARD LANDING HE NOTICED THE RIGHT WING DROP AND COULD NOT HOLD IT UP WITH AILERON CONTROL. AS THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED THE OUTER THREE TO FOUR FEET OF THE RIGHT WING BECAME SUBMERGED IN THE WATER. THE PILOT UNSUCCESSFULLY ATTEMPTED TO TAXI TO SHORE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO SHORE BY A COUPLE OF BOATS. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE RIGHT AFT STRUT BROKEN JUST BELOW THE FUSELAGE ATTACH POINT. THE AFT CROSS BRACE WIRE THAT ATTACHES TO THE RIGHT FLOAT WAS SEVERED OR PULLED APART. THE FORWARD CROSS BRACE WIRE THAT ATTACHES TO THE RIGHT FLOAT WAS PULLED FROM ITS MOUNTING BRACKET, WHICH WAS DAMAGED AS WELL. THE RIGHT WING TIP SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.