Seaplane lands, encounters wake, porpoises. Aircraft damaged.

Attributes
ACN	198015
Time
Date	199112
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mia airport : x48
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 2400 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	198015
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

The captain (PF) was landing to the west, due to excessive boat traffic. He decided to extend touchdown in the government cut, towards the end. We landed without incident, as we came off the 'step' (about 30 KTS). We encountered a wake unseen before and we traversed it. We began porpoising (we then used reverse pitch). At the end of the second porpoise, we had completed the landing and were taxiing to the ramp. Upon post-flight examination we noticed damage to nose wheel gear door and horizontal stabilizer and elevator. The captain searched the landing area (government cut) for a suitable location and found the west end to be best. The waves we encountered were unseen by us at the outset of the landing phase. No one was injured or complained.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SEAPLANE LANDS, ENCOUNTERS WAKE, PORPOISES. ACFT DAMAGED.

Narrative: THE CAPT (PF) WAS LNDG TO THE W, DUE TO EXCESSIVE BOAT TFC. HE DECIDED TO EXTEND TOUCHDOWN IN THE GOV CUT, TOWARDS THE END. WE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, AS WE CAME OFF THE 'STEP' (ABOUT 30 KTS). WE ENCOUNTERED A WAKE UNSEEN BEFORE AND WE TRAVERSED IT. WE BEGAN PORPOISING (WE THEN USED REVERSE PITCH). AT THE END OF THE SECOND PORPOISE, WE HAD COMPLETED THE LNDG AND WERE TAXIING TO THE RAMP. UPON POST-FLT EXAMINATION WE NOTICED DAMAGE TO NOSE WHEEL GEAR DOOR AND HORIZ STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR. THE CAPT SEARCHED THE LNDG AREA (GOV CUT) FOR A SUITABLE LOCATION AND FOUND THE W END TO BE BEST. THE WAVES WE ENCOUNTERED WERE UNSEEN BY US AT THE OUTSET OF THE LNDG PHASE. NO ONE WAS INJURED OR COMPLAINED.

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.