What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Non-operational incident. Strong gusty winds and white caps reported on river. Aircraft landed sucessfully on river. Pilot grounded aircraft in shallows of river due to wind. Local boat assistance attempted to tow/guide the aircraft across river to the arrival dock. During aircraft movement backwards down river the floats took on water in the aft compartments. Additional wind gusts rolled the aircraft inverted in the water. Aircraft sustained physical and water damage while inverted in the river.
As the FAA filed it
NON-OPERATIONAL INCIDENT.STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND WHITE CAPS REPORTED ON RIVER. AIRCRAFT LANDED SUCESSFULLY ON RIVER. PILOT GROUNDED AIRCRAFT IN SHALLOWS OF RIVER DUE TO WIND. LOCAL BOAT ASSISTANCE ATTEMPTED TO TOW/GUIDE THE AIRCRAFT ACROSS RIVER TO THE ARRIVAL DOCK. DURING AIRCRAFT MOVEMENT BACKWARDS DOWN RIVER THE FLOATS TOOK ON WATER IN THE AFT COMPARTMENTS. ADDITIONAL WIND GUSTS ROLLED THE AIRCRAFT INVERTED IN THE WATER. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED PHYSICAL AND WATER DAMAGE WHILE INVERTED IN THE RIVER.