What happened
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(-23) Mr. Decker departed from whelan farms airport (CT01). After flying in the local area of CT01 for approximately 20 minutes Mr. Decker flew to waterbury-oxford and conducted a few touch and go landings. Mr. Decker then proceeded to candlewood lake. After overflying the northeast side of the lake he decided to land on the water. After completing a normal pre-landing checklist and assuring the landing gear was in the up position. The aircraft touched down on the water, the nose dove abruptly into the water and the aircraft sank nose low. Mr. Decker safely egressed from the aircraft, with a minor cut on the bridge of his nose. Boaters came to Mr. Deckers assistance and gave him a ride to shore, then towed the aircraft to gerard's waters edge marina.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) MR. DECKER DEPARTED FROM WHELAN FARMS AIRPORT (CT01). AFTER FLYING IN THE LOCAL AREA OF CT01 FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES MR. DECKER FLEW TO WATERBURY-OXFORD AND CONDUCTED A FEW TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. MR. DECKER THEN PROCEEDED TO CANDLEWOOD LAKE. AFTER OVERFLYING THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF THE LAKE HE DECIDED TO LAND ON THE WATER. AFTER COMPLETING A NORMAL PRE-LANDING CHECKLIST AND ASSURING THE LANDING GEAR WAS IN THE UP POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE WATER, THE NOSE DOVE ABRUPTLY INTO THE WATER AND THE AIRCRAFT SANK NOSE LOW. MR. DECKER SAFELY EGRESSED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, WITH A MINOR CUT ON THE BRIDGE OF HIS NOSE. BOATERS CAME TO MR. DECKERS ASSISTANCE AND GAVE HIM A RIDE TO SHORE, THEN TOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO GERARD'S WATERS EDGE MARINA.
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