What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The privacy data omitted pilot had recently purchased the aircraft several weeks before this accident.
He was landing to the south on the lake, wind conditions were calm. As he approached the water he was thinking he was inches above the water when he applied forward stick pressure to "plant" it on the water and the next thing he knew was he was underwater.
The aircraft nose broke off and the pilot began to swim to shore.
As the FAA filed it
THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT HAD RECENTLY PURCHASED THE AIRCRAFT SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE THIS ACCIDENT.
HE WAS LANDING TO THE SOUTH ON THE LAKE, WIND CONDITIONS WERE CALM. AS HE APPROACHED THE WATER HE WAS THINKING HE WAS INCHES ABOVE THE WATER WHEN HE APPLIED FORWARD STICK PRESSURE TO "PLANT" IT ON THE WATER AND THE NEXT THING HE KNEW WAS HE WAS UNDERWATER.
THE AIRCRAFT NOSE BROKE OFF AND THE PILOT BEGAN TO SWIM TO SHORE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.