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Seaplane pilot experiences loss of aircraft control during taxiing operation. Surface wind condition too much for aircraft?
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 219971 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199208 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hto |
| State Reference | NY |
| 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 |
| Route In Use | enroute other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 2100 flight time type : 75 |
| ASRS Report | 219971 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Giving sightseeing rides from same location for about 1 hour. With the third group, I was taxiing at idle back to the beach after turning downwind. While riding down on a swell, the wind had caught under the tail of the seaplane and held it up. This forced the bows of the floats into the next swell and the aircraft tipped over. No problems from previous taxiing at same location that day.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SEAPLANE PLT EXPERIENCES LOSS OF ACFT CTL DURING TAXIING OP. SURFACE WIND CONDITION TOO MUCH FOR ACFT?
Narrative: GIVING SIGHTSEEING RIDES FROM SAME LOCATION FOR ABOUT 1 HR. WITH THE THIRD GROUP, I WAS TAXIING AT IDLE BACK TO THE BEACH AFTER TURNING DOWNWIND. WHILE RIDING DOWN ON A SWELL, THE WIND HAD CAUGHT UNDER THE TAIL OF THE SEAPLANE AND HELD IT UP. THIS FORCED THE BOWS OF THE FLOATS INTO THE NEXT SWELL AND THE ACFT TIPPED OVER. NO PROBS FROM PREVIOUS TAXIING AT SAME LOCATION THAT DAY.
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.