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GA small transport amphibian made a water landing without hull or wing float drain plugs in place. Pilot noticed problem as he taxied up the ramp and saw water draining from wing floats.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 118272 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198907 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : s60 |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 22000 flight time type : 75 |
| ASRS Report | 118272 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
After 15 min flight from crest airpark to kenmore air harbor, a water landing was accomplished in a small transport amphibian. During subsequent taxi out of the water onto the kenmore seaplane ramp, aircraft seemed heavy. As I was shutting down, I noticed water draining from wing float drains. I immediately realized that all 17 hull drain plugs were sitting on my hangar bench. Checking the hull for plugs is part of a proper preflight function when flying a hulled amphibian. This is something I always do! This could have been a very costly lapse. I am having a sack for the plugs made that will hang on the throttles when the plugs are not in the hull. Now if I can just remember to hang the sack on the throttles, I'll be ok.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GA SMT AMPHIBIAN MADE A WATER LNDG WITHOUT HULL OR WING FLOAT DRAIN PLUGS IN PLACE. PLT NOTICED PROBLEM AS HE TAXIED UP THE RAMP AND SAW WATER DRAINING FROM WING FLOATS.
Narrative: AFTER 15 MIN FLT FROM CREST AIRPARK TO KENMORE AIR HARBOR, A WATER LNDG WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN A SMT AMPHIBIAN. DURING SUBSEQUENT TAXI OUT OF THE WATER ONTO THE KENMORE SEAPLANE RAMP, ACFT SEEMED HEAVY. AS I WAS SHUTTING DOWN, I NOTICED WATER DRAINING FROM WING FLOAT DRAINS. I IMMEDIATELY REALIZED THAT ALL 17 HULL DRAIN PLUGS WERE SITTING ON MY HANGAR BENCH. CHKING THE HULL FOR PLUGS IS PART OF A PROPER PREFLT FUNCTION WHEN FLYING A HULLED AMPHIBIAN. THIS IS SOMETHING I ALWAYS DO! THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY COSTLY LAPSE. I AM HAVING A SACK FOR THE PLUGS MADE THAT WILL HANG ON THE THROTTLES WHEN THE PLUGS ARE NOT IN THE HULL. NOW IF I CAN JUST REMEMBER TO HANG THE SACK ON THE THROTTLES, I'LL BE OK.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.