What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot phone #: privacy data omittedboat owner & #: privacy data omittedwitness in boat: privacy data omittedwitness on shore: privacy data omittedseminole county shefiff's case #: privacy data omitted; phoneprivacy data omittedNTSB: corkey smitha/c annual: 10/24/2011PILOT was current air carrier pilotpilot provided w&b acceptableaircraft was traveling from NE to sw down western edge of lake. Boat was stationary near the sw edge of the lake. Pilot stated that his intent was to conduct a step taxi down the lake. That prior to start of step taxi he did not notice the boat at the sw end of lake. That during the step taxi he did not see boat until just before impact.a/c right float struck the rear of boat, climbing up and over the left rear of boat and continuing on. A/c remained afloat and was towed to shore. Damage to a/c, besides float gear, was observed to be a bent airfame tube behind right front float mt.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT PHONE #: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^BOAT OWNER & #: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^WITNESS IN BOAT: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^WITNESS ON SHORE: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^SEMINOLE COUNTY SHEFIFF'S CASE #: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^; PHONE^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^NTSB: CORKEY SMITHA/C ANNUAL: 10/24/2011PILOT WAS CURRENT AIR CARRIER PILOTPILOT PROVIDED W&B ACCEPTABLEAIRCRAFT WAS TRAVELING FROM NE TO SW DOWN WESTERN EDGE OF LAKE. BOAT WAS STATIONARY NEAR THE SW EDGE OF THE LAKE.PILOT STATED THAT HIS INTENT WAS TO CONDUCT A STEP TAXI DOWN THE LAKE. THAT PRIOR TO START OF STEP TAXI HE DID NOT NOTICE THE BOAT AT THE SW END OF LAKE. THAT DURING THE STEP TAXI HE DID NOT SEE BOAT UNTIL JUST BEFORE IMPACT.A/C RIGHT FLOAT STRUCK THE REAR OF BOAT, CLIMBING UP AND OVER THE LEFT REAR OF BOAT AND CONTINUING ON. A/C REMAINED AFLOAT AND WAS TOWED TO SHORE. DAMAGE TO A/C, BESIDES FLOAT GEAR, WAS OBSERVED TO BE A BENT AIRFAME TUBE BEHIND RIGHT FRONT FLOAT MT.