What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While in cruise flight over the escambia river the pilot stated that he had an emergency but could not remember what that emergency was. The aircraft struck power lines. The pilot was able to make an emergency landing on a nearby sandbar. Once landing on the sandbar, the aircraft flipped over and came to rest inverted.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT OVER THE ESCAMBIA RIVER THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD AN EMERGENCY BUT COULD NOT REMEMBER WHAT THAT EMERGENCY WAS. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWER LINES. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A NEARBY SANDBAR. ONCE LANDING ON THE SANDBAR, THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.