What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot appears to have made a normal landing in the first third of runway 30 at smq. During the rollout the aircraft drifted off the left side of the runway. Approximately 500 feet later the left nose wheel encountered a series of ruts in the grass along the runway and was torn from the float. Upon striking the ground the float caused th aircraft to turn to the left suddenly and exit the runway. Upon exiting the runway th excessive side load caused the right hand float to collapse at its mounts. This resulted in a stoppage of forward sliding of the aircraft at which timethe momentum caused the aircraft to pivot on its nose and right wingtip and coming to rest on its back 180 degrees from the original direction of travel.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT APPEARS TO HAVE MADE A NORMAL LANDING IN THE FIRST THIRD OF RUNWAY 30 AT SMQ. DURING THE ROLLOUT THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET LATER THE LEFT NOSE WHEEL ENCOUNTERED A SERIES OF RUTS IN THE GRASS ALONG THE RUNWAY AND WAS TORN FROM THE FLOAT. UPON STRIKING THE GROUND THE FLOAT CAUSED TH AIRCRAFT TO TURN TO THE LEFT SUDDENLY AND EXIT THE RUNWAY. UPON EXITING THE RUNWAY TH EXCESSIVE SIDE LOAD CAUSED THE RIGHT HAND FLOAT TO COLLAPSE AT ITS MOUNTS. THIS RESULTED IN A STOPPAGE OF FORWARD SLIDING OF THE AIRCRAFT AT WHICH TIMETHE MOMENTUM CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO PIVOT ON ITS NOSE AND RIGHT WINGTIP AND COMING TO REST ON ITS BACK 180 DEGREES FROM THE ORIGINAL DIRECTION OF TRAVEL.
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