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Small aircraft atx seaplane lands in close proximity to moving vessel and under harbor regulations was too close and did not give right of way to vessel.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 190263 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199109 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : yyj |
| State Reference | BC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 0 msl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual enroute other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 1650 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 190263 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe non adherence : far other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 150 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Float plane landing in the outer harbor to the east. Wind gusting to 10 plus mph from the southeast. Operating pt 135 with passengers, I landed and passed 'on the step' a vessel 120 ft long and 50 ft wide. In the harbor the rules say that you must not land within 200 ft of any vessel. I planned to touch down before the vessel but because of the conditions I landed longer than expected. The harbor was clear of all other vessel traffic and a clear path of at least 4000 ft was available for landing. To go around meant climbing out over the city or left turn downwind over a RAIL bridge. So in the best interests of safety and passengers I landed with no conflict or abrupt maneuvers. My question is if the pilot believe that (in this case) going around causes more of a hazard than to continue the landing, in which there are no obstacles, is it justified to break the rules? Who has the right of way, the vessel or landing aircraft?
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA ATX SEAPLANE LANDS IN CLOSE PROX TO MOVING VESSEL AND UNDER HARBOR REGS WAS TOO CLOSE AND DID NOT GIVE RIGHT OF WAY TO VESSEL.
Narrative: FLOAT PLANE LNDG IN THE OUTER HARBOR TO THE E. WIND GUSTING TO 10 PLUS MPH FROM THE SE. OPERATING PT 135 WITH PASSENGERS, I LANDED AND PASSED 'ON THE STEP' A VESSEL 120 FT LONG AND 50 FT WIDE. IN THE HARBOR THE RULES SAY THAT YOU MUST NOT LAND WITHIN 200 FT OF ANY VESSEL. I PLANNED TO TOUCH DOWN BEFORE THE VESSEL BUT BECAUSE OF THE CONDITIONS I LANDED LONGER THAN EXPECTED. THE HARBOR WAS CLR OF ALL OTHER VESSEL TFC AND A CLR PATH OF AT LEAST 4000 FT WAS AVAILABLE FOR LNDG. TO GAR MEANT CLBING OUT OVER THE CITY OR L TURN DOWNWIND OVER A RAIL BRIDGE. SO IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF SAFETY AND PASSENGERS I LANDED WITH NO CONFLICT OR ABRUPT MANEUVERS. MY QUESTION IS IF THE PLT BELIEVE THAT (IN THIS CASE) GOING AROUND CAUSES MORE OF A HAZARD THAN TO CONTINUE THE LNDG, IN WHICH THERE ARE NO OBSTACLES, IS IT JUSTIFIED TO BREAK THE RULES? WHO HAS THE RIGHT OF WAY, THE VESSEL OR LNDG ACFT?
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.