# Accident 20130304002279A: Weston Paul H SEA-ERA, West Lake Samma, WA, March 4, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 2013, 13:45 local time
- Place: West Lake Samma, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5753° N, 122.0922° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5753&lon=-122.0922&mi=10
- Aircraft: N226SE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N226SE-2022-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Weston Paul H SEA-ERA (registry code 05624OJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/weston-paul-h-sea-era) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WESTON PAUL H SEA-ERA
- Reported engine: JABIRU 2200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 135 total, 22 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130304002279A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON MARCH 4, 2013, N226SE, A PILOT IN COMMAND DESIGNED AND BUILT EXPERIMENTAL SEAPLANE, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE PILOT IN COMMAND ATTEMPTED TO DEPART FROM LAKE SAMMAMISH, BELLEVUE, WA.

THE ONE OF A KIND DESIGNED AND BUILT EXPERIMENTAL SEAPLANE HAS NO DOCUMENTED OR KNOWN LIMITATIONS, EXCEPT THAT THROUGH THE PILOT IN COMMANDS FLIGHT TESTING.

DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH THE FAA IIC, THE PILOT STATED THAT HIS PERSONALLY DESIGNED AND BUILT AIRCRAFT HAD HANDLED UPWARDS OF TEN INCH SWELLS IN THE PAST, THIS TIME THE SWELLS ON THE LAKE WERE EXCEEDING TWELVE INCHES, AND THAT HE NOW KNOWS THE LIMIT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND HIS EXPERIENCE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR13CA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA140), Mar 4, 2013: Weston SEA-ERA (N226SE), Bellevue, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control during takeoff on choppy water conditions.

## Other reports on N226SE (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20090624011269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090624011269A), Jun 24, 2009: Weston SEAERA (N226SE), Redmond, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) While on final approach to landing at lake samammish, WA, the airacraft stalled at approximately 8 to 10 feet above the water. The aircraft struck the…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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