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Pilot in a C206 amphibian lands short of runway 18L at new la. Fortunately, he was overwater and landed there. Unfortunately, the aircraft rolled over and sank.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 390952 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199801 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : new |
| State Reference | LA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Special VFR |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : new |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Stationair/Turbo Stationair 6 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Route In Use | approach : svfr |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 6700 flight time type : 5500 |
| ASRS Report | 390952 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was PIC of a C206. The ATIS information at new lakefront called for light winds, 300 ft scattered clouds, 4000 ft overcast, visibility of 1 1/2 mi due to heavy rain. I requested a special VFR at 13 mi and was granted clearance upon reaching 5 mi east. On a wide left base for runway 18L with 10 degree of flaps and the landing gear down, I called traffic in sight for parallel runway 18R, at which time the annunciator panel light indicating right low fuel came on. While verifying fuel quantity and fuel selector on both, I descended to a point where water landing was imminent. The aircraft stopped and while taxiing, I retracted the gear and began taxiing toward shallow water. After 2 mins of taxiing the aircraft was starting to list to the right. At this point I radioed lakefront tower and requested rescue equipment. The aircraft remained upright for 5 mins then slowly rolled to the right, capsizing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT IN A C206 AMPHIBIAN LANDS SHORT OF RWY 18L AT NEW LA. FORTUNATELY, HE WAS OVERWATER AND LANDED THERE. UNFORTUNATELY, THE ACFT ROLLED OVER AND SANK.
Narrative: I WAS PIC OF A C206. THE ATIS INFO AT NEW LAKEFRONT CALLED FOR LIGHT WINDS, 300 FT SCATTERED CLOUDS, 4000 FT OVCST, VISIBILITY OF 1 1/2 MI DUE TO HVY RAIN. I REQUESTED A SPECIAL VFR AT 13 MI AND WAS GRANTED CLRNC UPON REACHING 5 MI E. ON A WIDE L BASE FOR RWY 18L WITH 10 DEG OF FLAPS AND THE LNDG GEAR DOWN, I CALLED TFC IN SIGHT FOR PARALLEL RWY 18R, AT WHICH TIME THE ANNUNCIATOR PANEL LIGHT INDICATING R LOW FUEL CAME ON. WHILE VERIFYING FUEL QUANTITY AND FUEL SELECTOR ON BOTH, I DSNDED TO A POINT WHERE WATER LNDG WAS IMMINENT. THE ACFT STOPPED AND WHILE TAXIING, I RETRACTED THE GEAR AND BEGAN TAXIING TOWARD SHALLOW WATER. AFTER 2 MINS OF TAXIING THE ACFT WAS STARTING TO LIST TO THE R. AT THIS POINT I RADIOED LAKEFRONT TWR AND REQUESTED RESCUE EQUIP. THE ACFT REMAINED UPRIGHT FOR 5 MINS THEN SLOWLY ROLLED TO THE R, CAPSIZING.
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.