ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 240794
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| Date: | Friday 12 October 2018 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Seawind |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N46SW |
| MSN: | 003 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1993 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 279 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-KIE5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pocono Summit, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Pocono Summit, PA |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he attempted to take off from a lake with a 20- to 30-knot crosswind. A video of the takeoff showed that, as the right wing lifted, the left wingtip contacted the water. Subsequently, the seaplane bounced and impacted the water hard with the nose oriented to the left. The pilot was able to correct the course heading and continued to water taxi without further incident. The pilot added that he should not have departed in high crosswind conditions and admitted to pilot error. The seaplane sustained substantial damage to the right aileron. The Federal Aviation Administration inspector who conducted a postaccident examination of the seaplane reported that he established flight control continuity and that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the seaplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper decision to attempt to take off from a lake in high crosswind conditions, which resulted in the right wing lifting, the left wing impacting the water, and the airplane bouncing and then impacting the water hard.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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History of this aircraft
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| 3 April 1993 | N465W | Richard Silva | 0 | Coatesville, PA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 01-Sep-2020 16:57 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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