What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On February 27, 2022, at approximately 1800 central daylight time, Kitfox 4-2100,privacy data omitted, was performing landings and takeoffs from sandbars on the red river. During takeoff the left landing gear made contact with the surface of the water followed by the left wing tip. The pilot swam away from the aircraft. The aircraft was stuck in the sand in about 2 foot of water. The pilot decided to go get help to pull the aircraft out of the water. When the pilot returned to the place where the aircraft went into the water. He stated they could not see and were unable to find the aircraft. The aircraft was not recovered from the river stated by the owner and pilot. There were no mechanical issues found as stated by the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the incident.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 27, 2022, AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, KITFOX 4-2100,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS PERFORMING LANDINGS AND TAKEOFFS FROM SANDBARS ON THE RED RIVER. DURING TAKEOFF THE LEFT LANDING GEAR MADE CONTACT WITH THE SURFACE OF THE WATER FOLLOWED BY THE LEFT WING TIP. THE PILOT SWAM AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS STUCK IN THE SAND IN ABOUT 2 FOOT OF WATER. THE PILOT DECIDED TO GO GET HELP TO PULL THE AIRCRAFT OUT OF THE WATER. WHEN THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE PLACE WHERE THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO THE WATER. HE STATED THEY COULD NOT SEE AND WERE UNABLE TO FIND THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT RECOVERED FROM THE RIVER STATED BY THE OWNER AND PILOT. THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL ISSUES FOUND AS STATED BY THE PILOT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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