What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 30, 2012, about 1545 Alaska daylight savings time, an amphibious- equipped kodiak 100 airplane, N745, sustained substantial damage while landing on spenard lake, Lake Hood Seaplane Base, Anchorage, Alaska. The aircraft is registered to united states department of interior and operated by united states fish and wildlife service as a public use aircraft. The certificated commercial pilot and sole occupant was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a VFR flight plan had been filed. The flight departed king salmon at approximately 1300, stopped briefly in kenai, and continued on to Anchorage, Alaska. The pilot, age 36 held a commercial pilot certificate with an airplane, single engine land and sea, instrument rating. A second class airman medical certificate was obtained on August 12, 2011. The closest weather reporting facility is Anchorage international airport, about 1 mile west of the accident, reporting wind; calm, visibility; 10 miles, cloud and sky conditions;6000 feet few, 13000 feet scattered 20,000 feet scattered, temperature; 45 degrees f. one hour after the accident the pilot reported to both the NTSB and FAA investigators that her approach was higher than normal and her airspeed was faster than normal. Consequently she landed in a nose low position and lost directional control resulting in the aircraft cartwheeling over the right float. The aircraft consequently broke apart and became partially submerged in lake spenard. The pilot evacuated the aircraft uninjured prior to the aircraft submerging.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2012, ABOUT 1545 ALASKA DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME, AN AMPHIBIOUS- EQUIPPED KODIAK 100 AIRPLANE, N745, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE LANDING ON SPENARD LAKE, LAKE HOOD SEAPLANE BASE, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA. THE AIRCRAFT IS REGISTERED TO UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR AND OPERATED BY UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE AS A PUBLIC USE AIRCRAFT. THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED KING SALMON AT APPROXIMATELY 1300, STOPPED BRIEFLY IN KENAI, AND CONTINUED ON TO ANCHORAGE, ALASKA. THE PILOT, AGE 36 HELD A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH AN AIRPLANE, SINGLE ENGINE LAND AND SEA, INSTRUMENT RATING. A SECOND CLASS AIRMAN MEDICAL CERTIFICATE WAS OBTAINED ON AUGUST 12, 2011. THE CLOSEST WEATHER REPORTING FACILITY IS ANCHORAGE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ABOUT 1 MILE WEST OF THE ACCIDENT, REPORTING WIND; CALM, VISIBILITY; 10 MILES, CLOUD AND SKY CONDITIONS;6000 FEET FEW, 13000 FEET SCATTERED 20,000 FEET SCATTERED, TEMPERATURE; 45 DEGREES F. ONE HOUR AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE PILOT REPORTED TO BOTH THE NTSB AND FAA INVESTIGATORS THAT HER APPROACH WAS HIGHER THAN NORMAL AND HER AIRSPEED WAS FASTER THAN NORMAL. CONSEQUENTLY SHE LANDED IN A NOSE LOW POSITION AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELING OVER THE RIGHT FLOAT. THE AIRCRAFT CONSEQUENTLY BROKE APART AND BECAME PARTIALLY SUBMERGED IN LAKE SPENARD. THE PILOT EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT UNINJURED PRIOR TO THE AIRCRAFT SUBMERGING.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.