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Near midair collision between a de havilland otter, dhc-3, and a grumman widgeon, G44, while both aircraft were on initial climb out after takeoff from a lake seaplane base.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 345307 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199608 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : s60 |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 17 msl bound upper : 17 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Otter DHC-3 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Widgeon |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : unknown |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 345307 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 30 vertical : 20 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Was departing kenmore air harbor using normal procedures and radio calls. Was passed from approximately 8 O'clock position by grumman widgeon. Subsequent investigation found widgeon pilot had no radio and departed in non standard fashion. Was phoned by pilot of widgeon (unidented) and he explained he hadn't cleared area and was much faster on takeoff.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NMAC BTWN A DE HAVILLAND OTTER, DHC-3, AND A GRUMMAN WIDGEON, G44, WHILE BOTH ACFT WERE ON INITIAL CLB OUT AFTER TKOF FROM A LAKE SEAPLANE BASE.
Narrative: WAS DEPARTING KENMORE AIR HARBOR USING NORMAL PROCS AND RADIO CALLS. WAS PASSED FROM APPROX 8 O'CLOCK POS BY GRUMMAN WIDGEON. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION FOUND WIDGEON PLT HAD NO RADIO AND DEPARTED IN NON STANDARD FASHION. WAS PHONED BY PLT OF WIDGEON (UNIDENTED) AND HE EXPLAINED HE HADN'T CLRED AREA AND WAS MUCH FASTER ON TKOF.
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.