What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
privacy data omittedPilot was landing on a gravel/sand bar in the skykomish river in order to go fishing. He performed a normal approach to the landing area, reduced power to idle. During the landing flare he tried to increase the power and realized that he had no power. The aircraft settled into shallow water and rocks and flipped over on its back upside down. The pilot was not injured.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOT WAS LANDING ON A GRAVEL/SAND BAR IN THE SKYKOMISH RIVER IN ORDER TO GO FISHING. HE PERFORMED A NORMAL APPROACH TO THE LANDING AREA, REDUCED POWER TO IDLE. DURING THE LANDING FLARE HE TRIED TO INCREASE THE POWER AND REALIZED THAT HE HAD NO POWER. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO SHALLOW WATER AND ROCKS AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK UPSIDE DOWN. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.
NTSB investigation
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