What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot reported that he was attempting to make a water landing on intercoastal waterway when aircraft began to bounce on the surface of the water. The successive bounces turned into an uncontrollable porpoising condition. After the fourth or fifth bounce the nose "submarined" in the water and the cockpit began to take on water. The pilot egressed the aircraft and a boater picked him up and carried him to shore. The aircraft sank in the waterway in approximately 10 to 15 minutes after it began taking on water. The aircraft was recovered the following day and received substantial damage when the salvage company used a "clamshell" bucket scoop to pull the aircraft to the surface.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A WATER LANDING ON INTERCOASTAL WATERWAY WHEN AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO BOUNCE ON THE SURFACE OF THE WATER. THE SUCCESSIVE BOUNCES TURNED INTO AN UNCONTROLLABLE PORPOISING CONDITION. AFTER THE FOURTH OR FIFTH BOUNCE THE NOSE "SUBMARINED" IN THE WATER AND THE COCKPIT BEGAN TO TAKE ON WATER. THE PILOT EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT AND A BOATER PICKED HIM UP AND CARRIED HIM TO SHORE. THE AIRCRAFT SANK IN THE WATERWAY IN APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 MINUTES AFTER IT BEGAN TAKING ON WATER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED THE FOLLOWING DAY AND RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE SALVAGE COMPANY USED A "CLAMSHELL" BUCKET SCOOP TO PULL THE AIRCRAFT TO THE SURFACE.
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