What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During landing on brandy pond, the aircraft impacted the water in a flat attitude and bounced multiple times. Normal water landing conditions were present, and glassy water was not a factor. On the third bounce the aircraft rolled to the right while on the surface, impacting the water with the right wing. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the right wing strut, right aileron, right horizontal stabilizer, and right elevator. Upon inspection, it was discovered that three of the four struts connecting the floats to the fuselage had been broken during the landing. One of the struts penetrated the skin of the fuselage below the passenger side door. Control continuity was verified, and no engine damage was observed. No abnormalities were reported by the pilot in command in a written statement.
As the FAA filed it
DURING LANDING ON BRANDY POND, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE WATER IN A FLAT ATTITUDE AND BOUNCED MULTIPLE TIMES. NORMAL WATER LANDING CONDITIONS WERE PRESENT, AND GLASSY WATER WAS NOT A FACTOR. ON THE THIRD BOUNCE THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE RIGHT WHILE ON THE SURFACE, IMPACTING THE WATER WITH THE RIGHT WING. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING STRUT, RIGHT AILERON, RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, AND RIGHT ELEVATOR. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THREE OF THE FOUR STRUTS CONNECTING THE FLOATS TO THE FUSELAGE HAD BEEN BROKEN DURING THE LANDING. ONE OF THE STRUTS PENETRATED THE SKIN OF THE FUSELAGE BELOW THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS VERIFIED, AND NO ENGINE DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED. NO ABNORMALITIES WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT.
NTSB investigation
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