What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot attempted to move aircraft to smaller lake to prevent aircraft and floats from being damaged by waves starting to pound dock. During takeoff at approximately 40 knots pilot determined that water was too rough and pulled back power aborting takeoff. Pontoons dove into wave flipping aircraft over nose first submerging it pontoon up in lake.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MOVE AIRCRAFT TO SMALLER LAKE TO PREVENT AIRCRAFT AND FLOATS FROM BEING DAMAGED BY WAVES STARTING TO POUND DOCK. DURING TAKEOFF AT APPROXIMATELY 40 KNOTS PILOT DETERMINED THAT WATER WAS TOO ROUGH AND PULLED BACK POWER ABORTING TAKEOFF. PONTOONS DOVE INTO WAVE FLIPPING AIRCRAFT OVER NOSE FIRST SUBMERGING IT PONTOON UP IN LAKE.
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