What happened
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This was the 2nd leg of the day, olm-ast-onp. The wind was choppy most of the day, with some light turbulence. The pilot stated he checked the winds 10 min prior to landing at onp from the local AWOS. 090/09 KTS was being reported. The pilot stated he was lined up with runway 02, stabilized at 76 mph ( 25 mph above stall speed ), 300'/MIN sink rate, at 750' MSL ( 600 AGL ). Still lined up and stabilized, at approximately 400' AGL, the pilot stated experienced an updraft causing him to quickly be above the ideal glide-path. He immediately corrected by putting the nose down. About this time he felt an uncommanded nose down pitch and an uncommanded left bank. The pilot stated he was trying to level out the bank and pitch with little response. At this point, he was at about 200' AGL, 90* to the runway, and heading toward a building. His focus then was avoiding the building and light pole in front of him. Just prior to impact the aircraft struck the top of a tree with the front of the right float. The aircraft struck the ground approx 613 feet from the centerline of the runway straight west from the latitudinal hold short line for rwy 02. Upon impact the aircraft rotated approximately 90 degrees pivoting on the nose where it came to rest. After he found himself on the ground with at least 1 engines still running. He shut off the engines, turned the master switch off and climbed out of the aircraft. Inspection revealed that there was continuity between flight controls and there controlling aperatus.
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As the FAA filed it
THIS WAS THE 2ND LEG OF THE DAY, OLM-AST-ONP. THE WIND WAS CHOPPY MOST OF THE DAY, WITH SOME LIGHT TURBULENCE. THE PILOT STATED HE CHECKED THE WINDS 10 MIN PRIOR TO LANDING AT ONP FROM THE LOCAL AWOS. 090/09 KTS WAS BEING REPORTED. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS LINED UP WITH RUNWAY 02, STABILIZED AT 76 MPH ( 25 MPH ABOVE STALL SPEED ), 300'/MIN SINK RATE, AT 750' MSL ( 600 AGL ). STILL LINED UP AND STABILIZED, AT APPROXIMATELY 400' AGL, THE PILOT STATED EXPERIENCED AN UPDRAFT CAUSING HIM TO QUICKLY BE ABOVE THE IDEAL GLIDE-PATH. HE IMMEDIATELY CORRECTED BY PUTTING THE NOSE DOWN. ABOUT THIS TIME HE FELT AN UNCOMMANDED NOSE DOWN PITCH AND AN UNCOMMANDED LEFT BANK. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS TRYING TO LEVEL OUT THE BANK AND PITCH WITH LITTLE RESPONSE. AT THIS POINT, HE WAS AT ABOUT 200' AGL, 90* TO THE RUNWAY, AND HEADING TOWARD A BUILDING. HIS FOCUS THEN WAS AVOIDING THE BUILDING AND LIGHT POLE IN FRONT OF HIM. JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE TOP OF A TREE WITH THE FRONT OF THE RIGHT FLOAT. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND APPROX 613 FEET FROM THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY STRAIGHT WEST FROM THE LATITUDINAL HOLD SHORT LINE FOR RWY 02. UPON IMPACT THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREES PIVOTING ON THE NOSE WHERE IT CAME TO REST. AFTER HE FOUND HIMSELF ON THE GROUND WITH AT LEAST 1 ENGINES STILL RUNNING. HE SHUT OFF THE ENGINES, TURNED THE MASTER SWITCH OFF AND CLIMBED OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THERE WAS CONTINUITY BETWEEN FLIGHT CONTROLS AND THERE CONTROLLING APERATUS.
IF NEW INFORMATION COMES TO LIGHT THE -23 WILL BE AMEND
NTSB investigation
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