What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot landed hard and slightly yawed causing the a/c to cartwheel on the water. A contributing factor was the sun's glare on the a/c's dirty windshield obscurring the pilot's vision during flare-out. The pilot stated that he should have commenced a go-around when he lost visual reference with the horizon. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT LANDED HARD AND SLIGHTLY YAWED CAUSING THE A/C TO CARTWHEEL ON THE WATER. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE SUN'S GLARE ON THE A/C'S DIRTY WINDSHIELD OBSCURRING THE PILOT'S VISION DURING FLARE-OUT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE SHOULD HAVE COMMENCED A GO-AROUND WHEN HE LOST VISUAL REFERENCE WITH THE HORIZON. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.