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Off airport landing on beach during charter flight ends up in the water.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 214352 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199206 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : z53 |
| 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, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 12000 |
| ASRS Report | 214352 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other other anomaly 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:
While attempting a beach landing at said location right main tire struck sand dune approximately 10-20 ft short of spot of intended touchdown, causing aircraft to pitch up. Power was being added simultaneously causing nose high attitude to remain due to low airspeed. Due to crosswind conditions from the right the left wing was low indicating a stall was imminent as right rudder was fully applied. At this point power was reduced to idle. Directional control was lost and aircraft rested in approximately 3 ft of water. I believe a contributing factor was the type throttle, 'lock type with push to release button.' this type throttle is sometimes difficult to set for a precise and immediate power setting. No visible damage to aircraft other than the salt water in which the aircraft rested.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: OFF ARPT LNDG ON BEACH DURING CHARTER FLT ENDS UP IN THE WATER.
Narrative: WHILE ATTEMPTING A BEACH LNDG AT SAID LOCATION R MAIN TIRE STRUCK SAND DUNE APPROX 10-20 FT SHORT OF SPOT OF INTENDED TOUCHDOWN, CAUSING ACFT TO PITCH UP. PWR WAS BEING ADDED SIMULTANEOUSLY CAUSING NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE TO REMAIN DUE TO LOW AIRSPD. DUE TO XWIND CONDITIONS FROM THE R THE L WING WAS LOW INDICATING A STALL WAS IMMINENT AS R RUDDER WAS FULLY APPLIED. AT THIS POINT PWR WAS REDUCED TO IDLE. DIRECTIONAL CTL WAS LOST AND ACFT RESTED IN APPROX 3 FT OF WATER. I BELIEVE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE TYPE THROTTLE, 'LOCK TYPE WITH PUSH TO RELEASE BUTTON.' THIS TYPE THROTTLE IS SOMETIMES DIFFICULT TO SET FOR A PRECISE AND IMMEDIATE PWR SETTING. NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO ACFT OTHER THAN THE SALT WATER IN WHICH THE ACFT RESTED.
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.