Pilot of floatplane encounters wind gust at touchdown causing wing tip of aircraft to contact water ...

Attributes
ACN	152397
Time
Date	199007
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : kxa
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Flight Phase	landing other
Route In Use	enroute other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 325 flight time total : 3000
ASRS Report	152397
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : regained aircraft control
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

It was a clear day, 8 KTS of wind. I was landing an small transport on floats. The landing was made in a cove. The wind was coming off the mountains from the cove. I was landing into the cove and into the wind. The landing was uneventful at G/D; however, immediately after T/D the aircraft's left wind was lifted violently and then the right wing tip touched the water. Full power was applied to recover. The torque of the engine pulled the aircraft back to the normal step taxi attitude. The right wing tip was slightly damaged and the right rear elevator was bent since it caught the water, also. The incident was the result of gusty wind conditions.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF FLOATPLANE ENCOUNTERS WIND GUST AT TOUCHDOWN CAUSING WING TIP OF ACFT TO CONTACT WATER WITH MINOR DAMAGE.

Narrative: IT WAS A CLR DAY, 8 KTS OF WIND. I WAS LNDG AN SMT ON FLOATS. THE LNDG WAS MADE IN A COVE. THE WIND WAS COMING OFF THE MOUNTAINS FROM THE COVE. I WAS LNDG INTO THE COVE AND INTO THE WIND. THE LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL AT G/D; HOWEVER, IMMEDIATELY AFTER T/D THE ACFT'S LEFT WIND WAS LIFTED VIOLENTLY AND THEN THE RIGHT WING TIP TOUCHED THE WATER. FULL PWR WAS APPLIED TO RECOVER. THE TORQUE OF THE ENG PULLED THE ACFT BACK TO THE NORMAL STEP TAXI ATTITUDE. THE RIGHT WING TIP WAS SLIGHTLY DAMAGED AND THE RIGHT REAR ELEVATOR WAS BENT SINCE IT CAUGHT THE WATER, ALSO. THE INCIDENT WAS THE RESULT OF GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS.

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.

Pilot of floatplane encounters wind gust at touchdown causing wing tip of aircraft to contact water with minor damage.