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Float plane struck boat while water taxiing in crosswind condition.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 142295 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199004 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : vdz |
| State Reference | AK |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 2300 flight time type : 15 |
| ASRS Report | 142295 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Float plane taxiing to moorage sheltered from wind. No WX/wind conditions available via radio from ground/water surface in this area. Naked island rco OTS. Cordova FSS blocked by mountains. Therefore not able to get information via radio. Float plane taxied around commercial fishing boats in bay. Gust of wind from break in windbreak blew broadside against float plane. Pilot unable to steer float plane away from fishing boat and wing struck boat. Appears that surface winds, west/O protection of windbreak, were beyond plane's ability to maneuver. Pilot underestimated strength of winds.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLOAT PLANE STRUCK BOAT WHILE WATER TAXIING IN CROSSWIND CONDITION.
Narrative: FLOAT PLANE TAXIING TO MOORAGE SHELTERED FROM WIND. NO WX/WIND CONDITIONS AVAILABLE VIA RADIO FROM GND/WATER SURFACE IN THIS AREA. NAKED ISLAND RCO OTS. CORDOVA FSS BLOCKED BY MOUNTAINS. THEREFORE NOT ABLE TO GET INFO VIA RADIO. FLOAT PLANE TAXIED AROUND COMMERCIAL FISHING BOATS IN BAY. GUST OF WIND FROM BREAK IN WINDBREAK BLEW BROADSIDE AGAINST FLOAT PLANE. PLT UNABLE TO STEER FLOAT PLANE AWAY FROM FISHING BOAT AND WING STRUCK BOAT. APPEARS THAT SURFACE WINDS, W/O PROTECTION OF WINDBREAK, WERE BEYOND PLANE'S ABILITY TO MANEUVER. PLT UNDERESTIMATED STRENGTH OF WINDS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.