What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot flying stated he was looking inside at the VSI in anticipation of learning the technique for glassy water landings. Pilot flying was not paying attention to airspeed and was late in adding power to recover in time. The aircraft stalled and entered the water nose low, which caused the water to enter the cockpit and flood the aircraft. Instructor pilot failed to recognize or take corrective action to aviod the low airspeed condition.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT FLYING STATED HE WAS LOOKING INSIDE AT THE VSI IN ANTICIPATION OF LEARNING THE TECHNIQUE FOR GLASSY WATER LANDINGS. PILOT FLYING WAS NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO AIRSPEED AND WAS LATE IN ADDING POWER TO RECOVER IN TIME. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND ENTERED THE WATER NOSE LOW, WHICH CAUSED THE WATER TO ENTER THE COCKPIT AND FLOOD THE AIRCRAFT. INSTRUCTOR PILOT FAILED TO RECOGNIZE OR TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION TO AVIOD THE LOW AIRSPEED CONDITION.
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