What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 31, 2022 at approximately 11AM,privacy data omitted, a Cessna 172 on aerocet 220 floats was being operated under FAR part 91 for the purpose of flight instruction towards a single engine sea airplane rating. The student performed two normal landings into the wind without incident. The instructor then requested the pilot do a cross wind landing with less than 5 knots. The landing was slightly flatter than normal but was without incident. After the landing the aircraft was aircraft was taxied to idle displacement taxi with wing flaps retracted and the water rudders were down. When the aircraft was at idle the instructor was talking with the private pilot student about the previous landing. When the instructor was ready to begin the next takeoff he looked outside the aircraft and noticed that the right float was sinking. The plane began rolling over and the flight crew evacuated the aircraft without incident. The engine was still running when the plane rolled over. The aircraft was in shallow enough water that the tail was stuck in the bottom of the lake. The crew stood on the underbelly of the fuselage and was picked up by another aircraft a short time later. Pat
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 31, 2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 11AM,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A CESSNA 172 ON AEROCET 220 FLOATS WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER FAR PART 91 FOR THE PURPOSE OF FLIGHT INSTRUCTION TOWARDS A SINGLE ENGINE SEA AIRPLANE RATING. THE STUDENT PERFORMED TWO NORMAL LANDINGS INTO THE WIND WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE INSTRUCTOR THEN REQUESTED THE PILOT DO A CROSS WIND LANDING WITH LESS THAN 5 KNOTS. THE LANDING WAS SLIGHTLY FLATTER THAN NORMAL BUT WAS WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER THE LANDING THE AIRCRAFT WAS AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED TO IDLE DISPLACEMENT TAXI WITH WING FLAPS RETRACTED AND THE WATER RUDDERS WERE DOWN. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT IDLE THE INSTRUCTOR WAS TALKING WITH THE PRIVATE PILOT STUDENT ABOUT THE PREVIOUS LANDING. WHEN THE INSTRUCTOR WAS READY TO BEGIN THE NEXT TAKEOFF HE LOOKED OUTSIDE THE AIRCRAFT AND NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT FLOAT WAS SINKING. THE PLANE BEGAN ROLLING OVER AND THE FLIGHT CREW EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING WHEN THE PLANE ROLLED OVER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN SHALLOW ENOUGH WATER THAT THE TAIL WAS STUCK IN THE BOTTOM OF THE LAKE. THE CREW STOOD ON THE UNDERBELLY OF THE FUSELAGE AND WAS PICKED UP BY ANOTHER AIRCRAFT A SHORT TIME LATER. PAT
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