Light transport amphibious aircraft capsized a sailboat during a water takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	481082
Time
Date	200007
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	ID
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Light Transport
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : private
Experience	flight time total : 11000
ASRS Report	481082
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : boat cap -3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

While departing from a beach (flying boat) adjacent to the sand point marina, the airflow from the propellers knocked over a small sailboat. There were quite a few sailboats and pedalos which converged on our prospective exit track. Avoiding action taken which avoided the first group of sightseers and sailors. As the second group continued to converge we turned right and applied some power to clear the area. Subsequently we learned that our propeller wash had upset 1 sailboat -- no casualties. Although we took adequate precautions to ensure that our initial departure from the beach was clear of all personnel and equipment, the incident could have been avoided if we had utilized the services of the local marine sheriff who was located in the marina.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LTT AMPHIBIOUS ACFT CAPSIZED A SAILBOAT DURING A WATER TKOF.

Narrative: WHILE DEPARTING FROM A BEACH (FLYING BOAT) ADJACENT TO THE SAND POINT MARINA, THE AIRFLOW FROM THE PROPS KNOCKED OVER A SMALL SAILBOAT. THERE WERE QUITE A FEW SAILBOATS AND PEDALOS WHICH CONVERGED ON OUR PROSPECTIVE EXIT TRACK. AVOIDING ACTION TAKEN WHICH AVOIDED THE FIRST GROUP OF SIGHTSEERS AND SAILORS. AS THE SECOND GROUP CONTINUED TO CONVERGE WE TURNED R AND APPLIED SOME PWR TO CLR THE AREA. SUBSEQUENTLY WE LEARNED THAT OUR PROP WASH HAD UPSET 1 SAILBOAT -- NO CASUALTIES. ALTHOUGH WE TOOK ADEQUATE PRECAUTIONS TO ENSURE THAT OUR INITIAL DEP FROM THE BEACH WAS CLR OF ALL PERSONNEL AND EQUIP, THE INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF WE HAD UTILIZED THE SVCS OF THE LCL MARINE SHERIFF WHO WAS LOCATED IN THE MARINA.

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.