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After a night landing at a seaplane base; the pilot realized that his landing on an unlighted waterway violated far 135.229
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1241525 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201502 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft High Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Sea Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 99.7 Flight Crew Total 12304 Flight Crew Type 6800 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
I departed ZZZ on a 135 charter flight with 2 passengers at xa:30. After landing and clearing customs I used up almost all daylight left; however a cold front had just passed and there was a lingering twilight with unlimited ceiling. This gave me a false sense of security as I thought it would last the 46 miles I had back to my destination. By the time I returned back to ZZZ it was dark and although its waterway was visible by the surrounding lights I had to execute a glassy water landing. The fact that I was able to execute a safe landing does not diminish the fact that I succumbed to a bad case of 'get-home-it is.' and that although I could see that waterway I could not see the possible obstructions floating just beneath the surface! (As I have on previous occasions during the day).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: After a night landing at a seaplane base; the pilot realized that his landing on an unlighted waterway violated FAR 135.229
Narrative: I departed ZZZ on a 135 charter flight with 2 passengers at XA:30. After landing and clearing customs I used up almost all daylight left; however a cold front had just passed and there was a lingering twilight with unlimited ceiling. This gave me a false sense of security as I thought it would last the 46 miles I had back to my destination. By the time I returned back to ZZZ it was dark and although its waterway was visible by the surrounding lights I had to execute a glassy water landing. The fact that I was able to execute a safe landing does not diminish the fact that I succumbed to a bad case of 'get-home-it is.' And that although I could see that waterway I could not see the possible obstructions floating just beneath the surface! (As I have on previous occasions during the day).
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.