What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Final approach speed and altitude were normal. Touchdown was normal, power idle, held nose off during deceleration. Once the nosewheel touched down the airplane veered to the left and bounced. Upon second touchdown the left main gear left the runway pavement and aircraft headed for the water to the left. Airplane struck concrete water edge wall. Left main landing gear was departed the airplane, right main landing gear caught the embankment wall and airplane nose came to rest under approximately 8 feet of water. Pilot refused medical attention on scene but told me, approximately one hour after the incident, that his back, knees and neck were sore.
As the FAA filed it
FINAL APPROACH SPEED AND ALTITUDE WERE NORMAL. TOUCHDOWN WAS NORMAL, POWER IDLE, HELD NOSE OFF DURING DECELERATION. ONCE THE NOSEWHEEL TOUCHED DOWN THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND BOUNCED. UPON SECOND TOUCHDOWN THE LEFT MAIN GEAR LEFT THE RUNWAY PAVEMENT AND AIRCRAFT HEADED FOR THE WATER TO THE LEFT. AIRPLANE STRUCK CONCRETE WATER EDGE WALL. LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS DEPARTED THE AIRPLANE, RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR CAUGHT THE EMBANKMENT WALL AND AIRPLANE NOSE CAME TO REST UNDER APPROXIMATELY 8 FEET OF WATER. PILOT REFUSED MEDICAL ATTENTION ON SCENE BUT TOLD ME, APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR AFTER THE INCIDENT, THAT HIS BACK, KNEES AND NECK WERE SORE.
NTSB investigation
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