What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 06/01/2010 at 0800 pm et, privacy data omitted made a water takeoff from Pontiac Lake in N1337H. During the initial part of the take off, his aircraft has headed directly toward a small fishing boat with 3 occupants. The forward visibility was extremely limited during this part of the takeoff due to a normal nose high attitude. Once the aircraft was on a plane, the forward visibility was improved and privacy data omitted then noticed the fishing boat. He made a sharp left turn to miss the boat. He then dragged the left wing tip across a small island and through brush. He continued the take off and almost struck another boat further along in his takeoff path. He returned and landed. This created several dents in the left wing tip.
As the FAA filed it
ON 06/01/2010 AT 0800 PM ET, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE A WATER TAKEOFF FROM PONTIAC LAKE IN N1337H. DURING THE INITIAL PART OF THE TAKE OFF, HIS AIRCRAFT HAS HEADED DIRECTLY TOWARD A SMALL FISHING BOAT WITH 3 OCCUPANTS. THE FORWARD VISIBILITY WAS EXTREMELY LIMITED DURING THIS PART OF THE TAKEOFF DUE TO A NORMAL NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A PLANE, THE FORWARD VISIBILITY WAS IMPROVED AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THEN NOTICED THE FISHING BOAT. HE MADE A SHARP LEFT TURN TO MISS THE BOAT. HE THEN DRAGGED THE LEFT WING TIP ACROSS A SMALL ISLAND AND THROUGH BRUSH. HE CONTINUED THE TAKE OFF AND ALMOST STRUCK ANOTHER BOAT FURTHER ALONG IN HIS TAKEOFF PATH. HE RETURNED AND LANDED. THIS CREATED SEVERAL DENTS IN THE LEFT WING TIP.
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