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Old 24th Aug 2015, 10:11
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Gysbreght
 
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WingNut60:
I would just about guarantee a nose well up attitude as he hit the water, especially with the sea wall filling the windshield.
The aircraft was in final approach, initiated a go-around at 20 ft height - too late. It hit the water in a slight nose-down attitude at a vertical speed of about 1000 ft/min. The fuselage broke aft of the wing but remained attached.

As I said above: the vertical speed breaks the airplane.
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