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Seaplane pilot reported taking evasive action to avoid a fishing boat during takeoff on a remote alaskan river.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1466208 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201707 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | AKN.Airport |
| State Reference | AK |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Seaplane or Amphibian |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Sea |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 43 Flight Crew Total 10760 Flight Crew Type 3000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
I taxied down river from my camp site to a stretch of the alagnak river that provided me with a takeoff into the wind. There was moderate rain and the takeoff stretch of river appeared clear of obstructions. I applied power and got on the step and I determined that I needed to do a step turn to the right to accomplish the takeoff run. Suddenly I observed a fishing boat about 20 ft long in my takeoff path. I felt I could not abort the takeoff at that point without hitting the boat. I maneuvered to the left between the boat and the river bank. At that time I was on my right float with the left float out of the water. I maneuvered in this manner in a right turn between the boat and the bank and became airborne and continued downriver. I was positive I would touch or hit the bank but somehow avoided a crash and missed the boat. What caused the problem was restricted visibility for observance of obstructions on the river. In retrospect I should have taxied further down river for a longer takeoff area of river but with a crosswind.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Seaplane pilot reported taking evasive action to avoid a fishing boat during takeoff on a remote Alaskan river.
Narrative: I taxied down river from my camp site to a stretch of the Alagnak River that provided me with a takeoff into the wind. There was moderate rain and the takeoff stretch of river appeared clear of obstructions. I applied power and got on the step and I determined that I needed to do a step turn to the right to accomplish the takeoff run. Suddenly I observed a fishing boat about 20 ft long in my takeoff path. I felt I could not abort the takeoff at that point without hitting the boat. I maneuvered to the left between the boat and the river bank. At that time I was on my right float with the left float out of the water. I maneuvered in this manner in a right turn between the boat and the bank and became airborne and continued downriver. I was positive I would touch or hit the bank but somehow avoided a crash and missed the boat. What caused the problem was restricted visibility for observance of obstructions on the river. In retrospect I should have taxied further down river for a longer takeoff area of river but with a crosswind.
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.