What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 5 July 2005, at approximately 16:00 EDT, the pilot privacy data omitted holder of commercial pilot certificate privacy data omitted was operating his experimental Searey amphibious aircraft on lake ola. The pilot privacy data omitted was executing touch and go takeoffs and landings on the lake. On his second approach to landing on the lake, he inadvertently lowered the retractable landing gear. At touch down on the lake, the extended landing gear caused the aircraft to "nose down" into the water damaging the top of the nose and the windshield. Though the cockpit was swamped with water, the aircraft did not sink and remained afloat. The aircraft sustained minor damage with no injury to the pilot.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 5 JULY 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 16:00 EDT, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HOLDER OF COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ WAS OPERATING HIS EXPERIMENTAL SEAREY AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT ON LAKE OLA. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ WAS EXECUTING TOUCH AND GO TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS ON THE LAKE. ON HIS SECOND APPROACH TO LANDING ON THE LAKE, HE INADVERTENTLY LOWERED THE RETRACTABLE LANDING GEAR. AT TOUCH DOWN ON THE LAKE, THE EXTENDED LANDING GEAR CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO "NOSE DOWN" INTO THE WATER DAMAGING THE TOP OF THE NOSE AND THE WINDSHIELD. THOUGH THE COCKPIT WAS SWAMPED WITH WATER, THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT SINK AND REMAINED AFLOAT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WITH NO INJURY TO THE PILOT.
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