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A C182 pilot reports almost hitting a kite while on approach to a beach landing site that is part of a state airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 343218 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199607 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : s16 |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 17 flight time total : 405 flight time type : 178 |
| ASRS Report | 343218 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 50 |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I was on final approach for landing at S16 which is on a portion of ocean beach on the olympic peninsula of washington state. While on final approach for landing at 500 ft AGL and MSL (from the north) flying along the shoreline with my LORAN C showing 0.1 NM to S16, I noted a kite being flown from the beach at about the same altitude. I missed hitting the kite by about 50 ft. I had not seen the kite previously. I had previously overflown the S16 beach looking for people or hazards such as driftwood and had not seen any on that beach. I initiated an immediate go around on seeing the kite and decided not to land at S16 because of people and kite flying in the vicinity. I had earlier obtained a WX brief with a check of NOTAMS from the FSS and had called the washington state departure of aeronautics and was told S16 was open.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C182 PLT RPTS ALMOST HITTING A KITE WHILE ON APCH TO A BEACH LNDG SITE THAT IS PART OF A STATE ARPT.
Narrative: I WAS ON FINAL APCH FOR LNDG AT S16 WHICH IS ON A PORTION OF OCEAN BEACH ON THE OLYMPIC PENINSULA OF WASHINGTON STATE. WHILE ON FINAL APCH FOR LNDG AT 500 FT AGL AND MSL (FROM THE N) FLYING ALONG THE SHORELINE WITH MY LORAN C SHOWING 0.1 NM TO S16, I NOTED A KITE BEING FLOWN FROM THE BEACH AT ABOUT THE SAME ALT. I MISSED HITTING THE KITE BY ABOUT 50 FT. I HAD NOT SEEN THE KITE PREVIOUSLY. I HAD PREVIOUSLY OVERFLOWN THE S16 BEACH LOOKING FOR PEOPLE OR HAZARDS SUCH AS DRIFTWOOD AND HAD NOT SEEN ANY ON THAT BEACH. I INITIATED AN IMMEDIATE GAR ON SEEING THE KITE AND DECIDED NOT TO LAND AT S16 BECAUSE OF PEOPLE AND KITE FLYING IN THE VICINITY. I HAD EARLIER OBTAINED A WX BRIEF WITH A CHK OF NOTAMS FROM THE FSS AND HAD CALLED THE WASHINGTON STATE DEP OF AERONAUTICS AND WAS TOLD S16 WAS OPEN.
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.