What happened
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Pilot was returning the airplane to home on merrymeeting lake in New Durham NH. The weather conditions were VFR and the winds were reported as 240 at 7 gusting 14 on the lci AWOS as the pilot remembers. The wave forms on the lake were consistent with that report as pilot circled once over the lake to check for traffic and water conditions. Pilot selected a stretch of water free of boat traffic for landing along the lake's north shore. The approach he had used numerous times. The approach into the wind was normal. Immediately upon touchdown the airplane veered sharply left dug in and became uncontrollable .eventually came to rest inverted with the floats still on the airplane providing flotation upside down.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS RETURNING THE AIRPLANE TO HOME ON MERRYMEETING LAKE IN NEW DURHAM NH. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE VFR AND THE WINDS WERE REPORTED AS 240 AT 7 GUSTING 14 ON THE LCI AWOS AS THE PILOT REMEMBERS. THE WAVE FORMS ON THE LAKE WERE CONSISTENT WITH THAT REPORT AS PILOT CIRCLED ONCE OVER THE LAKE TO CHECK FOR TRAFFIC AND WATER CONDITIONS. PILOT SELECTED A STRETCH OF WATER FREE OF BOAT TRAFFIC FOR LANDING ALONG THE LAKE'S NORTH SHORE. THE APPROACH HE HAD USED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE APPROACH INTO THE WIND WAS NORMAL. IMMEDIATELY UPON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRPLANE VEERED SHARPLY LEFT DUG IN AND BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE .EVENTUALLY CAME TO REST INVERTED WITH THE FLOATS STILL ON THE AIRPLANE PROVIDING FLOTATION UPSIDE DOWN.
NTSB investigation
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