What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) While approaching the seadrome for a landing, Mr. Williams made his approach to landing to land to the east. The wind conditions at the time were westerly approximately 12 KTS. He touched down on the water with a left quartering tailwind. The aircraft was observed bouncing a couple times on the water and then began skidding across the water. The left wing touched the water and the aircraft spun around 90 degrees, where it became inverted and was submerged. The pilot, the sole occupant of the aircraft egressed the aircraft uninjured.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE APPROACHING THE SEADROME FOR A LANDING, MR. WILLIAMS MADE HIS APPROACH TO LANDING TO LAND TO THE EAST. THE WIND CONDITIONS AT THE TIME WERE WESTERLY APPROXIMATELY 12 KTS. HE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE WATER WITH A LEFT QUARTERING TAILWIND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED BOUNCING A COUPLE TIMES ON THE WATER AND THEN BEGAN SKIDDING ACROSS THE WATER. THE LEFT WING TOUCHED THE WATER AND THE AIRCRAFT SPUN AROUND 90 DEGREES, WHERE IT BECAME INVERTED AND WAS SUBMERGED. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT UNINJURED.
NTSB investigation
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