Float plane overshot landing, hit dock with left float and propeller.

Attributes
ACN	111773
Time
Date	198905
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fhr
State Reference	WA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 14 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	111773
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While on approach and landing at fhr, I overshot my landing and hit the dock at approximately 10-12 KTS. (The airplane was just coming off the stop in the plowing attitude when the left float hit.) contributing factors were: 1) salt spray on the windshield. 2) crazing windshield with scratches. 3) sun was over the hill to the west and shining directly toward me while landing; the hill shadowed the docks and boats making it dark in that area. As I started to round out for landing the angle of the sun and windshield blinded me which caused me to hold the plane in the air longer. I touched down and raised the flaps to put the weight on the water to decelerate. About 20' from the dock I realized it was there and kicked right rudder thus damaging only the float on the left.I tied the plane to the dock on the right float, unloaded my 6 passenger who all claimed they were ok. The 2 forward bulkheads were damaged and the propeller was nicked from the float. There was no damage to the airframe. In order to avoid such an incident, one must leave an out. In float plane flying it is easy to get into dead end situations, which this was due to other boating traffic--a float plane taxiing and floating debris in the water.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLOAT PLANE OVERSHOT LNDG, HIT DOCK WITH LEFT FLOAT AND PROPELLER.

Narrative: WHILE ON APCH AND LNDG AT FHR, I OVERSHOT MY LNDG AND HIT THE DOCK AT APPROX 10-12 KTS. (THE AIRPLANE WAS JUST COMING OFF THE STOP IN THE PLOWING ATTITUDE WHEN THE LEFT FLOAT HIT.) CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: 1) SALT SPRAY ON THE WINDSHIELD. 2) CRAZING WINDSHIELD WITH SCRATCHES. 3) SUN WAS OVER THE HILL TO THE W AND SHINING DIRECTLY TOWARD ME WHILE LNDG; THE HILL SHADOWED THE DOCKS AND BOATS MAKING IT DARK IN THAT AREA. AS I STARTED TO ROUND OUT FOR LNDG THE ANGLE OF THE SUN AND WINDSHIELD BLINDED ME WHICH CAUSED ME TO HOLD THE PLANE IN THE AIR LONGER. I TOUCHED DOWN AND RAISED THE FLAPS TO PUT THE WT ON THE WATER TO DECELERATE. ABOUT 20' FROM THE DOCK I REALIZED IT WAS THERE AND KICKED RIGHT RUDDER THUS DAMAGING ONLY THE FLOAT ON THE LEFT.I TIED THE PLANE TO THE DOCK ON THE RIGHT FLOAT, UNLOADED MY 6 PAX WHO ALL CLAIMED THEY WERE OK. THE 2 FORWARD BULKHEADS WERE DAMAGED AND THE PROP WAS NICKED FROM THE FLOAT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME. IN ORDER TO AVOID SUCH AN INCIDENT, ONE MUST LEAVE AN OUT. IN FLOAT PLANE FLYING IT IS EASY TO GET INTO DEAD END SITUATIONS, WHICH THIS WAS DUE TO OTHER BOATING TFC--A FLOAT PLANE TAXIING AND FLOATING DEBRIS IN THE WATER.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.