What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot landed the aircraft into the wind (west to east) on the river and performed a normal take-off continuing east. During the normal take-off ascent the aircraft struck a power line that crossed the full span of the river. The pilot stated that he did not notice the power line. The pilot stated the aircraft went down into the water. The pilot and passenger evacuated the aircraft. The pilot and passenger were evaluated at the hospital and only incurred minor injuries. A power company responded and repaired the power line. Both left and right amphibious floats detached from aircraft fuselage. The aircraft was recovered and transported to a hangar at tdz. The aircraft sustained noticable damage to the nose, engine, cockpit windshield, cockpit doors, wings and struts, floats, and fuselage. The tail section of the aircraft detached during recovery.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE WIND (WEST TO EAST) ON THE RIVER AND PERFORMED A NORMAL TAKE-OFF CONTINUING EAST. DURING THE NORMAL TAKE-OFF ASCENT THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A POWER LINE THAT CROSSED THE FULL SPAN OF THE RIVER. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT NOTICE THE POWER LINE. THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT WENT DOWN INTO THE WATER. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE EVALUATED AT THE HOSPITAL AND ONLY INCURRED MINOR INJURIES. A POWER COMPANY RESPONDED AND REPAIRED THE POWER LINE. BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT AMPHIBIOUS FLOATS DETACHED FROM AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED AND TRANSPORTED TO A HANGAR AT TDZ. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED NOTICABLE DAMAGE TO THE NOSE, ENGINE, COCKPIT WINDSHIELD, COCKPIT DOORS, WINGS AND STRUTS, FLOATS, AND FUSELAGE. THE TAIL SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT DETACHED DURING RECOVERY.
NTSB investigation
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