What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The certificated flight instructor in the right seat was giving sea plane instruction to the ses rated pilot who occupied the left seat. The pilot receiving the instruction was practicing a crosswind water landing and takeoff in a light to moderate crosswind, when one float tip dug into the water causing the aircraft to turn sharply with the right wing contacting the water and the aircraft going inverted into the water. All three occupants escaped successfully and awaited pick up by another aircraft training in the area. There were no injuries to either pilot or the rear seat observer.
As the FAA filed it
THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR IN THE RIGHT SEAT WAS GIVING SEA PLANE INSTRUCTION TO THE SES RATED PILOT WHO OCCUPIED THE LEFT SEAT. THE PILOT RECEIVING THE INSTRUCTION WAS PRACTICING A CROSSWIND WATER LANDING AND TAKEOFF IN A LIGHT TO MODERATE CROSSWIND, WHEN ONE FLOAT TIP DUG INTO THE WATER CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN SHARPLY WITH THE RIGHT WING CONTACTING THE WATER AND THE AIRCRAFT GOING INVERTED INTO THE WATER. ALL THREE OCCUPANTS ESCAPED SUCCESSFULLY AND AWAITED PICK UP BY ANOTHER AIRCRAFT TRAINING IN THE AREA.THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO EITHER PILOT OR THE REAR SEAT OBSERVER.
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