What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While landing on a lakeshore, the aircraft's left wing struck a willow bush along the edge of the shoreline causing the aircraft to veer left and sliding sideways into a shallow backwater pond. The right wing struck the bottom of pond causing substantial damage to the right wing and top deck of fuselage.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE LANDING ON A LAKESHORE, THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING STRUCK A WILLOW BUSH ALONG THE EDGE OF THE SHORELINE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER LEFT AND SLIDING SIDEWAYS INTO A SHALLOW BACKWATER POND. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE BOTTOM OF POND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND TOP DECK OF FUSELAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.