What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 27, 2016, ^mike pearson^ was providing instruction to ^bruce thompson^. The instruction was being conducted in ^pearson's^ searey light sport amphibian plane along potomac creek, Stafford, Virginia. Pilot ^thompson^ made an approach and landing on the water, completed a touch-and-go, and took off again. During the climb he raised the nose too high creating an impending stall. Instructor ^pearson^ got on the controls with ^thompson^. The plane nosed over and did a hard landing on the water. Nothing seemed damaged or out of the ordinary. The pilots took off and returned to shannon airport (ezf) where the plane is kept. Upon landing ^pearson^ discovered small cracks on the hull and on the foredeck. ^pearson^ reviewed 830.2 and 830.5. His interpretation was the damage did not rise to the definition of an accident and he was not required to report the incident. ^pearson^ had his plane repaired.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 27, 2016, ^MIKE PEARSON^ WAS PROVIDING INSTRUCTION TO ^BRUCE THOMPSON^. THE INSTRUCTION WAS BEING CONDUCTED IN ^PEARSON'S^ SEAREY LIGHT SPORT AMPHIBIAN PLANE ALONG POTOMAC CREEK, STAFFORD, VIRGINIA. PILOT ^THOMPSON^ MADE AN APPROACH AND LANDING ON THE WATER, COMPLETED A TOUCH-AND-GO, AND TOOK OFF AGAIN. DURING THE CLIMB HE RAISED THE NOSE TOO HIGH CREATING AN IMPENDING STALL. INSTRUCTOR ^PEARSON^ GOT ON THE CONTROLS WITH ^THOMPSON^. THE PLANE NOSED OVER AND DID A HARD LANDING ON THE WATER. NOTHING SEEMED DAMAGED OR OUT OF THE ORDINARY. THE PILOTS TOOK OFF AND RETURNED TO SHANNON AIRPORT (EZF) WHERE THE PLANE IS KEPT. UPON LANDING ^PEARSON^ DISCOVERED SMALL CRACKS ON THE HULL AND ON THE FOREDECK. ^PEARSON^ REVIEWED 830.2 AND 830.5. HIS INTERPRETATION WAS THE DAMAGE DID NOT RISE TO THE DEFINITION OF AN ACCIDENT AND HE WAS NOT REQUIRED TO REPORT THE INCIDENT. ^PEARSON^ HAD HIS PLANE REPAIRED.