19980731019159A

After liftoff windshift caused floatplane settle onto water. Drifting tried again. Hit wires and shed on shore. (From .4) the seaplane was taking off in variable direction, gusty crosswinds. According to the pilot/operator report submitted by the pilot, the initial headwind shifted to a crosswind, and then a tailwind during the 2,100 feet long takeoff water run. The pilot indicated that the airplane became airborne, and settled back to the water, with insufficient distance to stop. The pilot said he lifted the airplane off the water again, but the airplane lost altitude and airspeed, and struck an unoccupied shed in the departure path. He stated he should have taken off in the opposite direction, or delayed the departure until the winds had stabilized. (-23) after waiting for some time to see that the wind was from a direction which was consistent the pilot took off to the south on Lily lake. About 10 feet into the air he was hit by a sudden change in direction and velocity of wind from the right rear. This was witnessed by a fellow pilot standing on the shore of the lake. The airplane was pushed back onto the water and was being forced to the left side of the lake toward the shore. The pilot was able to get airborne again, but with the gusty right rear wind was not able to obtain sufficient altitude to clear all the obstacles at the end of the lake. The airplane floats caught on some wire and this caused the airplane to mush into a shed. No injuries to the pilot, but substantial damage to airplane.