# Accident 20181012019809A: Silva Richard F SEAWIND, Pocono Summit, PA, October 12, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2018, 10:30 local time
- Place: Pocono Summit, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1225° N, 75.4133° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1225&lon=-75.4133&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46SW-2022-11-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Silva Richard F SEAWIND (registry code 95708CE, https://openairdocs.org/model/silva-richard-f-seawind) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SILVA RICHARD F SEAWIND
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Unknown or foreign certificate
- Pilot flight hours: 22,000 total, 60 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181012019809A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED TO DEPART STILLWATER LAKE WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT AILERON, RIGHT WING AND BREAKING THE RIGHT WING TIP FLOAT OFF.  PILOT ADMITTED THE ACCIDENT WAS PILOT ERROR,  THAT HE SHOULD HAVE NEVER ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF DUE TO HIGH WINDS CONDITIONS.

## 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 GAA19CA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA051), Oct 12, 2018: RIchard Silva Seawind (N46SW), Pocono Summit, PA, substantial damage. 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…

## Other reports on N46SW (1)

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

- [Accident 19930403007759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930403007759A), Apr 3, 1993: N46SW, Coatesville, PA, Substantial damage. Pilot shut engine down in an attempt to glide to airport.

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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