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Small aircraft search and rescue aircraft in a low altitude civil operation is damaged with it hits the water. In-flight engine shutdown. Diversion for emergency landing declared.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 250014 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199308 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mth |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zma |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other cruise other descent other |
| Route In Use | enroute : other oceanic enroute : atlantic |
| Flight Plan | DVR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : observer observation : passenger |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 426 flight time type : 225 |
| ASRS Report | 250014 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 73 flight time total : 1944 flight time type : 122 |
| ASRS Report | 249774 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : insufficient time other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
This report is being made because I am a pilot that was on the right side of aircraft (copilot) and observed the accident. I was not the PIC but I feel I should report this incident anyway. We were on a search and rescue mission and had found a boat with refugees on board. On one of our passes the aircraft suddenly descended from 200 ft approximately to sea level. We impacted the water and our under belly was seriously damaged. We had 1 engine (rear) operating and were forced to do a gear up landing at marathon. No injuries, no further damage. This accident was reported to miami FAA on may/xx/93 at XX00 local, also by local police. The only contributing factor may have been some mild turbulence (a downdraft) that may have been subtle enough to catch the pilot unaware of his descent. Upon impact, pilot pulled the nose up and I assisted in cockpit management, such as clearing the cockpit and handing him checklists. Immediate action items were taken care of within 40 seconds, possibly less. The pilot's decisions were all in my opinion correctly and efficiently completed. Supplemental information from acn 249774: I was flying a search and rescue flight, flying low when a downdraft caused the plane to hit the water. The plane bounced and damaged the landing gear doors. I had to force land in mth.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA SEARCH AND RESCUE ACFT IN A LOW ALT CIVIL OP IS DAMAGED WITH IT HITS THE WATER. INFLT ENG SHUTDOWN. DIVERSION FOR EMER LNDG DECLARED.
Narrative: THIS RPT IS BEING MADE BECAUSE I AM A PLT THAT WAS ON THE R SIDE OF ACFT (COPLT) AND OBSERVED THE ACCIDENT. I WAS NOT THE PIC BUT I FEEL I SHOULD RPT THIS INCIDENT ANYWAY. WE WERE ON A SEARCH AND RESCUE MISSION AND HAD FOUND A BOAT WITH REFUGEES ON BOARD. ON ONE OF OUR PASSES THE ACFT SUDDENLY DSNDED FROM 200 FT APPROX TO SEA LEVEL. WE IMPACTED THE WATER AND OUR UNDER BELLY WAS SERIOUSLY DAMAGED. WE HAD 1 ENG (REAR) OPERATING AND WERE FORCED TO DO A GEAR UP LNDG AT MARATHON. NO INJURIES, NO FURTHER DAMAGE. THIS ACCIDENT WAS RPTED TO MIAMI FAA ON MAY/XX/93 AT XX00 LCL, ALSO BY LCL POLICE. THE ONLY CONTRIBUTING FACTOR MAY HAVE BEEN SOME MILD TURB (A DOWNDRAFT) THAT MAY HAVE BEEN SUBTLE ENOUGH TO CATCH THE PLT UNAWARE OF HIS DSCNT. UPON IMPACT, PLT PULLED THE NOSE UP AND I ASSISTED IN COCKPIT MGMNT, SUCH AS CLRING THE COCKPIT AND HANDING HIM CHKLISTS. IMMEDIATE ACTION ITEMS WERE TAKEN CARE OF WITHIN 40 SECONDS, POSSIBLY LESS. THE PLT'S DECISIONS WERE ALL IN MY OPINION CORRECTLY AND EFFICIENTLY COMPLETED. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FROM ACN 249774: I WAS FLYING A SEARCH AND RESCUE FLT, FLYING LOW WHEN A DOWNDRAFT CAUSED THE PLANE TO HIT THE WATER. THE PLANE BOUNCED AND DAMAGED THE LNDG GEAR DOORS. I HAD TO FORCE LAND IN MTH.
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.