What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot in command mismanaged the flight controls, which resulted in loss of roll control during a critical phase of flight; rotation. As a result the left wing contacted the water surface, thereby inducing sufficient drag to cause the aircraft to rotate forward in a left cart-wheeling motion. The accident sequence ended with the aircraft upside down and submerged in the lake.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT IN COMMAND MISMANAGED THE FLIGHT CONTROLS, WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF ROLL CONTROL DURING A CRITICAL PHASE OF FLIGHT; ROTATION. AS A RESULT THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE WATER SURFACE, THEREBY INDUCING SUFFICIENT DRAG TO CAUSE THE AIRCRAFT TO ROTATE FORWARD IN A LEFT CART-WHEELING MOTION. THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE ENDED WITH THE AIRCRAFT UPSIDE DOWN AND SUBMERGED IN THE LAKE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.