N46SW is a Silva Richard F SEAWIND. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 4 seats, powered by a Lycoming IO-540 SER rated at 300 horsepower. Its registration was cancelled in Dec 1993. Its experimental airworthiness certificate was issued in Nov 2022. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
2022
1993
The airline transport pilot of the amphibious airplane reported that he attempted to takeoff from a lake with a 20 to 30 knot crosswind. A video of the takeoff showed that as the right-wing lifted, the left-wing tip contacted the water; subsequently, the airplane bounced, touched down again hard with the nose oriented to the left. The pilot was able to correct 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 pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The pilot did not submit the National Transportation Safety Board Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident/Incident Report Form 6120.1.
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No trips logged. This aircraft is no longer FAA-registered, so it can't be claimed to log trips.
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