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PA18 pilot concerned with the varied, but legal usage and operating practices within the akn control zone.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 442390 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199907 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : akn.airport |
| State Reference | AK |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : akn.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-18/19 Super Cub |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial descent : approach ground : takeoff roll |
| Route In Use | approach other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time total : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 442390 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : overrode automation none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Airspace Structure Airport ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Airspace Structure |
Narrative:
The problem at king salmon, ak, is the floatplane traffic. Floatplanes land on the river at king salmon in all directions and all along the river from one end of the control zone to the other. They land and take off in all directions like a STAR burst. The tower does the best it can, but the tower is shorthanded and in many cases can't see the floatplanes. The situation is an accident waiting to happen, whether between 2 aircraft or between a floatplane and a boat. The river is heavily used by boats which run helter skelter like the floatplanes. I didn't encounter a particular situation, just in general this is a bad scene.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA18 PLT CONCERNED WITH THE VARIED, BUT LEGAL USAGE AND OPERATING PRACTICES WITHIN THE AKN CTL ZONE.
Narrative: THE PROB AT KING SALMON, AK, IS THE FLOATPLANE TFC. FLOATPLANES LAND ON THE RIVER AT KING SALMON IN ALL DIRECTIONS AND ALL ALONG THE RIVER FROM ONE END OF THE CTL ZONE TO THE OTHER. THEY LAND AND TAKE OFF IN ALL DIRECTIONS LIKE A STAR BURST. THE TWR DOES THE BEST IT CAN, BUT THE TWR IS SHORTHANDED AND IN MANY CASES CAN'T SEE THE FLOATPLANES. THE SIT IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN, WHETHER BTWN 2 ACFT OR BTWN A FLOATPLANE AND A BOAT. THE RIVER IS HEAVILY USED BY BOATS WHICH RUN HELTER SKELTER LIKE THE FLOATPLANES. I DIDN'T ENCOUNTER A PARTICULAR SIT, JUST IN GENERAL THIS IS A BAD SCENE.
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.