What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot stated:appeared to be landing into wind , using a normal stabilized approach, aircraft touched down, and the tail and left wing rose abruptly causing the aircraft to be airborn again; right wing and float then descended, contacting the water surface which then yawed the aircraft to the left in a counterclockwise motion. The aircrcraft came to rest 90 degrees from landing heading. The pilot believes a momentary gust caused this accident. The pilot was very current with 20 t.o.'s and landings made the previous day with no apparent difficulty.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATED:APPEARED TO BE LANDING INTO WIND , USING A NORMAL STABILIZED APPROACH, AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, AND THE TAIL AND LEFT WING ROSE ABRUPTLY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BE AIRBORN AGAIN; RIGHT WING AND FLOAT THEN DESCENDED, CONTACTING THE WATER SURFACE WHICH THEN YAWED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT IN A COUNTERCLOCKWISE MOTION.THE AIRCRCRAFT CAME TO REST 90 DEGREES FROM LANDING HEADING. THE PILOT BELIEVES A MOMENTARY GUST CAUSED THIS ACCIDENT. THE PILOT WAS VERY CURRENT WITH 20 T.O.'S AND LANDINGS MADE THE PREVIOUS DAY WITH NO APPARENT DIFFICULTY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.