What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot of privacy data omitted stated that he was “coming in too fast” and that he did not have the yoke pulled back enough during the touchdown. The initial contact with the water was okay, but he stated that he released the yoke too soon and the nose went down. The fiberglass hull fractured around the nose area and “collapsed”.
The purpose of the flight was sightseeing. He stated that he “went up, did a loop, and came back”.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE WAS “COMING IN TOO FAST” AND THAT HE DID NOT HAVE THE YOKE PULLED BACK ENOUGH DURING THE TOUCHDOWN. THE INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE WATER WAS OKAY, BUT HE STATED THAT HE RELEASED THE YOKE TOO SOON AND THE NOSE WENT DOWN. THE FIBERGLASS HULL FRACTURED AROUND THE NOSE AREA AND “COLLAPSED”.
THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS SIGHTSEEING. HE STATED THAT HE “WENT UP, DID A LOOP, AND CAME BACK”.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.