What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft was on approach to a small lake, the pilot heard a loud bang from the engine, the engine started losing power, the pilot landed on the lake with the engine still running, the engine quit once the aircraft was on the lake and it had to be towed to the dock.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH TO A SMALL LAKE, THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM THE ENGINE, THE ENGINE STARTED LOSING POWER, THE PILOT LANDED ON THE LAKE WITH THE ENGINE STILL RUNNING, THE ENGINE QUIT ONCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE LAKE AND IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DOCK.
Other reports on N6LU · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
Incident 20020908025449ITo Aborted (Fixed Wing) · Iliamna, AK(-23) The pilot was picking up 2 pax (hunters) from a small lake. The pilot made his takeoff run along the length of the lake. A right crosswind prevailed. The airplane accelerated well and got on the step quickly. At the pilots point of go/no-go, he felt…Incident 19910715055909IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Iliamna, AKPilot stated he encountered severe downdraft. Unable to recover. Landed off airport damaging floats.Incident 19890519066689IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Friday Harbor, WADuring docking seaplane struck dock. Pilot stated he was blinded by sun and misjudged distance.