What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The airman was practicing float operations in a straight float equipped CE206 in a no wind, VMC condition. The flight was conducted under personal part 91, in preparation for a part 135 initial evaluation. On landing the right float struck the water in a nose low attitude, immediately followed by the left float. The aircraft went straight over on it's nose and rested in 6-10 feet of water, inverted. Both floats were substantially damaged. The aircraft cannot be seen due to the darkness of the water.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRMAN WAS PRACTICING FLOAT OPERATIONS IN A STRAIGHT FLOAT EQUIPPED CE206 IN A NO WIND, VMC CONDITION. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER PERSONAL PART 91, IN PREPARATION FOR A PART 135 INITIAL EVALUATION. ON LANDING THE RIGHT FLOAT STRUCK THE WATER IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY THE LEFT FLOAT. THE AIRCRAFT WENT STRAIGHT OVER ON IT'S NOSE AND RESTED IN 6-10 FEET OF WATER, INVERTED. BOTH FLOATS WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE AIRCRAFT CANNOT BE SEEN DUE TO THE DARKNESS OF THE WATER.
NTSB investigation
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