What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot took off from shirley williams airport (44TE) at 10:10 CST flying part 91 (VMC) in an amphibious hull aircraft. Approximately ten minutes later, he attempted to land on the Colorado river lake near Granite sholes Texas. He forgot to retract the gear back into the hull before landing on the water which resulted in a hard landing. The aircraft did not flip over and remained afloat. The windshield canopy broke and one flap rod detached. A boater nearby was able to rescue the pilot and tow the aircraft to the shore line safely. There were no injuries during the incident.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT TOOK OFF FROM SHIRLEY WILLIAMS AIRPORT (44TE) AT 10:10 CST FLYING PART 91 (VMC) IN AN AMPHIBIOUS HULL AIRCRAFT. APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES LATER, HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON THE COLORADO RIVER LAKE NEAR GRANITE SHOLES TEXAS. HE FORGOT TO RETRACT THE GEAR BACK INTO THE HULL BEFORE LANDING ON THE WATER WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT FLIP OVER AND REMAINED AFLOAT. THE WINDSHIELD CANOPY BROKE AND ONE FLAP ROD DETACHED. A BOATER NEARBY WAS ABLE TO RESCUE THE PILOT AND TOW THE AIRCRAFT TO THE SHORE LINE SAFELY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES DURING THE INCIDENT.