What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot stated to the responding inspector that he was water taxiing the aircraft, an experimental amateur built Kitfox iii, when the floats struck mud in the backwaters of the Mississippi river near East Dubuque, IL. The aircraft nosed over into the water and flipped over into the water. Fabric on the right wing became torn, a float was damaged, a strut tube was bent, and the cowling was damaged. The was no post-accident fire.
The pilot was taken to the hospital as a precaution, but there were no reported injuries.
The pilot stated that the aircraft maintenance logs and his pilot logbooks were onboard the aircraft and washed away into the water during the accident. The investigating inspector was unable to identify total aircraft hours and any pilot hours.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT STATED TO THE RESPONDING INSPECTOR THAT HE WAS WATER TAXIING THE AIRCRAFT, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT KITFOX III, WHEN THE FLOATS STRUCK MUD IN THE BACKWATERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR EAST DUBUQUE, IL. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER INTO THE WATER AND FLIPPED OVER INTO THE WATER. FABRIC ON THE RIGHT WING BECAME TORN, A FLOAT WAS DAMAGED, A STRUT TUBE WAS BENT, AND THE COWLING WAS DAMAGED. THE WAS NO POST-ACCIDENT FIRE.
THE PILOT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AS A PRECAUTION, BUT THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES.
THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE LOGS AND HIS PILOT LOGBOOKS WERE ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT AND WASHED AWAY INTO THE WATER DURING THE ACCIDENT. THE INVESTIGATING INSPECTOR WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY TOTAL AIRCRAFT HOURS AND ANY PILOT HOURS.