What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Airman, experienced a complete communication failure on decent in to Lake Hood (lhd) water strip. The airman could neither receive nor transmit. He continued to fly directly to the tower per the light gun procedures. Airman did not see any signs of the light gun on his first pass. Airman tried again to see the light gun signals. Airman was unable to visually detect any light gun signals from tower. Airman was also looking for traffic and setting himself up for a se arrival after looking at the wind sock. The airman saw that the area was clear and landed on the water and taxied immediately out of the main channel. Once the airman secured the airplane he immediately contacted tower to report the failure.
As the FAA filed it
AIRMAN, EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE COMMUNICATION FAILURE ON DECENT IN TO LAKE HOOD (LHD) WATER STRIP. THE AIRMAN COULD NEITHER RECEIVE NOR TRANSMIT. HE CONTINUED TO FLY DIRECTLY TO THE TOWER PER THE LIGHT GUN PROCEDURES. AIRMAN DID NOT SEE ANY SIGNS OF THE LIGHT GUN ON HIS FIRST PASS. AIRMAN TRIED AGAIN TO SEE THE LIGHT GUN SIGNALS. AIRMAN WAS UNABLE TO VISUALLY DETECT ANY LIGHT GUN SIGNALS FROM TOWER. AIRMAN WAS ALSO LOOKING FOR TRAFFIC AND SETTING HIMSELF UP FOR A SE ARRIVAL AFTER LOOKING AT THE WIND SOCK. THE AIRMAN SAW THAT THE AREA WAS CLEAR AND LANDED ON THE WATER AND TAXIED IMMEDIATELY OUT OF THE MAIN CHANNEL. ONCE THE AIRMAN SECURED THE AIRPLANE HE IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED TOWER TO REPORT THE FAILURE.