What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While on approach to landing the pilot allowed the aircraft to get too slow, pilot reported the wind shifted and caused an excessive sink rate resulting in a hard water landing. The aircraft left wing float contacted the water first causing a slight cart wheel to the left followed by the right wing float contacted the water. The tail section contacted the water resulting in substantial damage to the rudder and horizontal stabilizer.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE ON APPROACH TO LANDING THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO GET TOO SLOW, PILOT REPORTED THE WIND SHIFTED AND CAUSED AN EXCESSIVE SINK RATE RESULTING IN A HARD WATER LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT WING FLOAT CONTACTED THE WATER FIRST CAUSING A SLIGHT CART WHEEL TO THE LEFT FOLLOWED BY THE RIGHT WING FLOAT CONTACTED THE WATER. THE TAIL SECTION CONTACTED THE WATER RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RUDDER AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.