Cessna pilot makes 2 attempts at landing his float plane on land culminating in a runway excursion a...

Attributes
ACN	446288
Time
Date	199908
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sql.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sql.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna Aircraft Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 2200 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	446288
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	excursion : taxiway ground encounters : fod other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : executed go around
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I tuned into san carlos ATIS to listen to the current ATIS. My recollection is that the winds were the same as the san carlos tower previously gave me. First attempted landing: did not feel that I could land with enough runway and set the plane on the runway. Made a go around. Second attempted landing: came in on left side of runway over the numbers and landed on runway closer to the right side and the crosswind pushed me 1-2 ft into the dirt taking out several runway marker signs that are on quick release brackets. The tower sent over the airport safety truck to get a full report. They made a copy of my pilot's license and medical and returned both items to me. We examined the right float of the aircraft and determined that it was just minor damage -- a crease and some paint chips. I received a call from the FAA who asked me several questions regarding the landing. I asked him if he had inspected the plane and he answered, 'yes.' he said that the FAA was calling this an incident and closing the case and asked me if I was going to take care of the breakage of the sign brackets and I said 'yes.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CESSNA PLT MAKES 2 ATTEMPTS AT LNDG HIS FLOAT PLANE ON LAND CULMINATING IN A RWY EXCURSION AND MINOR DAMAGE.

Narrative: I TUNED INTO SAN CARLOS ATIS TO LISTEN TO THE CURRENT ATIS. MY RECOLLECTION IS THAT THE WINDS WERE THE SAME AS THE SAN CARLOS TWR PREVIOUSLY GAVE ME. FIRST ATTEMPTED LNDG: DID NOT FEEL THAT I COULD LAND WITH ENOUGH RWY AND SET THE PLANE ON THE RWY. MADE A GAR. SECOND ATTEMPTED LNDG: CAME IN ON L SIDE OF RWY OVER THE NUMBERS AND LANDED ON RWY CLOSER TO THE R SIDE AND THE XWIND PUSHED ME 1-2 FT INTO THE DIRT TAKING OUT SEVERAL RWY MARKER SIGNS THAT ARE ON QUICK RELEASE BRACKETS. THE TWR SENT OVER THE ARPT SAFETY TRUCK TO GET A FULL RPT. THEY MADE A COPY OF MY PLT'S LICENSE AND MEDICAL AND RETURNED BOTH ITEMS TO ME. WE EXAMINED THE R FLOAT OF THE ACFT AND DETERMINED THAT IT WAS JUST MINOR DAMAGE -- A CREASE AND SOME PAINT CHIPS. I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE FAA WHO ASKED ME SEVERAL QUESTIONS REGARDING THE LNDG. I ASKED HIM IF HE HAD INSPECTED THE PLANE AND HE ANSWERED, 'YES.' HE SAID THAT THE FAA WAS CALLING THIS AN INCIDENT AND CLOSING THE CASE AND ASKED ME IF I WAS GOING TO TAKE CARE OF THE BREAKAGE OF THE SIGN BRACKETS AND I SAID 'YES.'

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.

Cessna pilot makes 2 attempts at landing his float plane on land culminating in a runway excursion and minor damage.