 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
A dhc-2 float plane's right float contacted a boat's roof during a water landing. Aircraft was returned for a field landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 706410 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200608 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 10 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Beaver DHC-2 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | landing : go around |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 181 flight time total : 5364 flight time type : 23 |
| ASRS Report | 706410 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | other personnel |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : executed go around |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
During approach to landing at ZZZ1 I suddenly noticed a boat traveling roughly perpendicular to my direction of flight; and on a collision course with the aircraft. I pulled up and applied power but contacted the roof of the boat with the right float of the aircraft. I flew the aircraft to ZZZ2 and landed. There were no injuries to the occupants of the aircraft or the boat. The roof of the boat and the right float of the aircraft were damaged. Contributing factors include limited visibility in the landing attitude; boat traffic density in the harbor; and my lack of experience in this type of operation. A human performance consideration is that the boat was observed earlier in the approach; but was not perceived to be a threat.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DHC-2 FLOAT PLANE'S R FLOAT CONTACTED A BOAT'S ROOF DURING A WATER LNDG. ACFT WAS RETURNED FOR A FIELD LNDG.
Narrative: DURING APCH TO LNDG AT ZZZ1 I SUDDENLY NOTICED A BOAT TRAVELING ROUGHLY PERPENDICULAR TO MY DIRECTION OF FLT; AND ON A COLLISION COURSE WITH THE ACFT. I PULLED UP AND APPLIED POWER BUT CONTACTED THE ROOF OF THE BOAT WITH THE RIGHT FLOAT OF THE ACFT. I FLEW THE ACFT TO ZZZ2 AND LANDED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE ACFT OR THE BOAT. THE ROOF OF THE BOAT AND THE R FLOAT OF THE ACFT WERE DAMAGED. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS INCLUDE LIMITED VISIBILITY IN THE LNDG ATTITUDE; BOAT TFC DENSITY IN THE HARBOR; AND MY LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THIS TYPE OF OP. A HUMAN PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATION IS THAT THE BOAT WAS OBSERVED EARLIER IN THE APCH; BUT WAS NOT PERCEIVED TO BE A THREAT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.