What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot was manuevering near trees and lake while attempting to land on glassy water. The aircraft contacted the water with the left float first, then struck a dock and sand bar, collapsing both floats. The aircraft then turned 180 degrees and contacted a second dock and the shore damaging both wings and tail. Additionally, the pilot had selected flaps to 20 degrees for landing, but did not notice the flap motor circuit breaker had popped leaving the flaps in the up position. M or d will be submitted by operators mechanic for flap motor circuit breaker problem.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT WAS MANUEVERING NEAR TREES AND LAKE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON GLASSY WATER. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE WATER WITH THE LEFT FLOAT FIRST, THEN STRUCK A DOCK AND SAND BAR, COLLAPSING BOTH FLOATS. THE AIRCRAFT THEN TURNED 180 DEGREES AND CONTACTED A SECOND DOCK AND THE SHORE DAMAGING BOTH WINGS AND TAIL. ADDITIONALLY, THE PILOT HAD SELECTED FLAPS TO 20 DEGREES FOR LANDING, BUT DID NOT NOTICE THE FLAP MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD POPPED LEAVING THE FLAPS IN THE UP POSITION. M OR D WILL BE SUBMITTED BY OPERATORS MECHANIC FOR FLAP MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER PROBLEM.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.