What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot was approaching for a glassy water landing, when the aircraft hull struck a submerged obstacle, that was unable to be seen from the air. The aircraft then flipped over forwards in an upsidedown position, leaving it partialy submerged. Both airmen, who were able to safely exit the aircraft, were rescued and taken to an area hospital for treatment of minor cuts and bruises.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT WAS APPROACHING FOR A GLASSY WATER LANDING, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT HULL STRUCK A SUBMERGED OBSTACLE, THAT WAS UNABLE TO BE SEEN FROM THE AIR. THE AIRCRAFT THEN FLIPPED OVER FORWARDS IN AN UPSIDEDOWN POSITION, LEAVING IT PARTIALY SUBMERGED. BOTH AIRMEN, WHO WERE ABLE TO SAFELY EXIT THE AIRCRAFT, WERE RESCUED AND TAKEN TO AN AREA HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT OF MINOR CUTS AND BRUISES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.