What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 2, 2018 at 0738 CDT an experimental, amphibious hull, gary Haley, Searey, N273GH, s/n 1MK273C, owned by privacy data omitted, privacy data omitted had an incident while on a pleasure flight to Gladewater lake for practice water landings. During the approach at Gladewater lake the pilot failed to retract the landing gear. When the landing gear contacted the water, the aircraft flipped and sank. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed (VMC) and there was no flight plan filed. The aircraft had minor damage and there was only the pilot on board who sustained minor injuries. The pilot holds a private pilot, single engine land and rotorcraft helicopter rating. The flight originated at Gladewater TX municipal airport (07F) at approximately 0720 CST.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 2, 2018 AT 0738 CDT AN EXPERIMENTAL, AMPHIBIOUS HULL, GARY HALEY, SEAREY, N273GH, S/N 1MK273C, OWNED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD AN INCIDENT WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT TO GLADEWATER LAKE FOR PRACTICE WATER LANDINGS. DURING THE APPROACH AT GLADEWATER LAKE THE PILOT FAILED TO RETRACT THE LANDING GEAR. WHEN THE LANDING GEAR CONTACTED THE WATER, THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED AND SANK. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED (VMC) AND THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. THE AIRCRAFT HAD MINOR DAMAGE AND THERE WAS ONLY THE PILOT ON BOARD WHO SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE PILOT HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT, SINGLE ENGINE LAND AND ROTORCRAFT HELICOPTER RATING. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT GLADEWATER TX MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (07F) AT APPROXIMATELY 0720 CST.