What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 7, 2010, at approximately 1230 local time, N4GS was involved in an accident on lake okeechobee. Robert r english, holder of a commercial pilot certificate (3311501) and certified flight instructor certificate (3311501CFI), claimed to be the pilot in command of the aircraft during the accident. Also onboard at the time of the accident was privacy data omitted, holder of commercial pilot and certified flight instructor certificates. According to both individuals privacy data omitted was not acting as a required crewmember at the time of the accident; therefore, he has been considered a passenger for the purposes of this investigation. The aircraft was subject to substantial damage, but both occupants stated they experienced no injuries. According to the occupants, the aircraft had been flown earlier that day by privacy data omittedand no abnormalities were noted. Similarly, Mr. English indicated that he performed several takeoffs and landings during the flight of the accident and noted nothing abnormal. The accident occurred after a water landing onto the lake. According to Mr. English and privacy data omitted, the aircraft entered into a water loop upon touchdown. Mr. English indicated that once the process of the water loop began, he was unable to arrest its progress. Both individuals indicated that the water loop event spanned only a matter of a few seconds. The substantial to the aircraft damage appears to be a result of this water loop. The occupants have attested that after the aircraft stopped, it began a slow sink into the lake. The aircraft was later recovered out of the water by air and sea recovery.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 7, 2010, AT APPROXIMATELY 1230 LOCAL TIME, N4GS WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON LAKE OKEECHOBEE. ROBERT R ENGLISH, HOLDER OF A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE (3311501) AND CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE (3311501CFI), CLAIMED TO BE THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE ACCIDENT. ALSO ONBOARD AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HOLDER OF COMMERCIAL PILOT AND CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATES. ACCORDING TO BOTH INDIVIDUALS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS NOT ACTING AS A REQUIRED CREWMEMBER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT; THEREFORE, HE HAS BEEN CONSIDERED A PASSENGER FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS INVESTIGATION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, BUT BOTH OCCUPANTS STATED THEY EXPERIENCED NO INJURIES. ACCORDING TO THE OCCUPANTS, THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN FLOWN EARLIER THAT DAY BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^AND NO ABNORMALITIES WERE NOTED. SIMILARLY, MR. ENGLISH INDICATED THAT HE PERFORMED SEVERAL TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS DURING THE FLIGHT OF THE ACCIDENT AND NOTED NOTHING ABNORMAL. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AFTER A WATER LANDING ONTO THE LAKE. ACCORDING TO MR. ENGLISH AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED INTO A WATER LOOP UPON TOUCHDOWN. MR. ENGLISH INDICATED THAT ONCE THE PROCESS OF THE WATER LOOP BEGAN, HE WAS UNABLE TO ARREST ITS PROGRESS. BOTH INDIVIDUALS INDICATED THAT THE WATER LOOP EVENT SPANNED ONLY A MATTER OF A FEW SECONDS. THE SUBSTANTIAL TO THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE APPEARS TO BE A RESULT OF THIS WATER LOOP. THE OCCUPANTS HAVE ATTESTED THAT AFTER THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED, IT BEGAN A SLOW SINK INTO THE LAKE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LATER RECOVERED OUT OF THE WATER BY AIR AND SEA RECOVERY.
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