What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Reviewed video of accident. Water takeoff. During takeoff roll, aircraft was porpoising while heading close to the beach. It appeared right wing pontoon hit water hard during a turn 90 degrees right to avoid beach and lost take off speed. Continued takeoff roll. Lifted appoximately fifteen feet out of the water attempted to climb. Appeared to stall. Hard bank right. Hard bank left. Left wing went into water and crash into water.
As the FAA filed it
REVIEWED VIDEO OF ACCIDENT. WATER TAKEOFF. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, AIRCRAFT WAS PORPOISING WHILE HEADING CLOSE TO THE BEACH. IT APPEARED RIGHT WING PONTOON HIT WATER HARD DURING A TURN 90 DEGREES RIGHT TO AVOID BEACH AND LOST TAKE OFF SPEED. CONTINUED TAKEOFF ROLL. LIFTED APPOXIMATELY FIFTEEN FEET OUT OF THE WATER ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB. APPEARED TO STALL. HARD BANK RIGHT. HARD BANK LEFT. LEFT WING WENT INTO WATER AND CRASH INTO WATER.
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