What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) While operating an experimental aircraft called the cozy, the pilot, privacy data omitted made an emergency landing 3 miles off the coast of Jeykle Island, GA. An unidentified witness had called emergency services in the area stating that he observed an aircraft crash into the water and that it appeared to have been on fire. Examination of the aricraft revealed no evidence of fire, however evidence indicated that the pilot made a controlled, under power landing in the water.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE OPERATING AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT CALLED THE COZY, THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING 3 MILES OFF THE COAST OF JEYKLE ISLAND, GA. AN UNIDENTIFIED WITNESS HAD CALLED EMERGENCY SERVICES IN THE AREA STATING THAT HE OBSERVED AN AIRCRAFT CRASH INTO THE WATER AND THAT IT APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN ON FIRE. EXAMINATION OF THE ARICRAFT REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE, HOWEVER EVIDENCE INDICATED THAT THE PILOT MADE A CONTROLLED, UNDER POWER LANDING IN THE WATER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.