No pilot is ever going to voluntarily attempt a landing in the ocean while piloting an aircraft designed for paved runways.That goes against the whole idea of why we got our license. Killing ourselves or our passengers wasn’t part of the deal. This guy was exceedingly lucky the plane didn’t flip onto its roof.
I don’t remember all the details, but I believe there was a WWII vet who did a spectacular air show doinq just that - landinq a Cessna in the water, pretendinq that the enqine went out. I’d have to look up the details aqain...