Reporter collided with buoy on takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	320738
Time
Date	199511
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : kdk
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Cessna Stationair/Turbo Stationair 6
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 2400 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	320738
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

I taxied out from the kodiak harbor for the last cessna 206 float flight of the day. In order to avoid a blind south takeoff into the sun, I taxied west around the breakwater to perform a s-easterly takeoff into the wind. This also allowed me to taxi past several obstructions and out of boat traffic. I successfully completed the plow and step phases of the takeoff, and the cessna 206 became airborne. After becoming airborne, a rear quartering gust was encountered, and the aircraft settled back onto the water. While attaining takeoff speed once again, the salt spray on the windshield and setting sun to my right obscured my view of the metal buoy, which then impacted the right wingtip. After the impact, I was able to keep the aircraft upright and tracking straight. I closed the throttle, came off step, and taxied back to the dock.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR COLLIDED WITH BUOY ON TKOF.

Narrative: I TAXIED OUT FROM THE KODIAK HARBOR FOR THE LAST CESSNA 206 FLOAT FLT OF THE DAY. IN ORDER TO AVOID A BLIND S TKOF INTO THE SUN, I TAXIED W AROUND THE BREAKWATER TO PERFORM A S-EASTERLY TKOF INTO THE WIND. THIS ALSO ALLOWED ME TO TAXI PAST SEVERAL OBSTRUCTIONS AND OUT OF BOAT TFC. I SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE PLOW AND STEP PHASES OF THE TKOF, AND THE CESSNA 206 BECAME AIRBORNE. AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE, A REAR QUARTERING GUST WAS ENCOUNTERED, AND THE ACFT SETTLED BACK ONTO THE WATER. WHILE ATTAINING TKOF SPD ONCE AGAIN, THE SALT SPRAY ON THE WINDSHIELD AND SETTING SUN TO MY R OBSCURED MY VIEW OF THE METAL BUOY, WHICH THEN IMPACTED THE R WINGTIP. AFTER THE IMPACT, I WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE ACFT UPRIGHT AND TRACKING STRAIGHT. I CLOSED THE THROTTLE, CAME OFF STEP, AND TAXIED BACK TO THE DOCK.

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.