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In order to avoid a conflict with an opposite direction aircraft over the hudson river, amphibian pilot descends from 900' MSL to 300' MSL, but in doing so, he passes closer to boats than is allowable under the minimum safe altitude rules.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 153113 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199008 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : lga |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 300 agl bound upper : 900 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90 |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 700 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 153113 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 1000 vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
I was VFR down the hudson river at 900' on the west shore. I had announced my position several times on the common route frequency. When I was north of the verrazano bridge another seaplane called that he was southeast of the bridge crossing to the nj, side climbing to 900'. A potential conflict of our courses was evident at this time I did not have a visibility on him. A climb would put me in the TCA, a west deviation would do the same. A turn to the east would place me over brooklyn. Hence I descended to about 300' in proximity to several ships and was unable to keep my required sep from them. As I was in an amphibious aircraft this seemed the most prudent action. At this time the other aircraft was observed passing above and to the east of me. He never acknowledged a visibility on me. In the future I will go over or obtain following through the TCA.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: IN ORDER TO AVOID A CONFLICT WITH AN OPPOSITE DIRECTION ACFT OVER THE HUDSON RIVER, AMPHIBIAN PLT DESCENDS FROM 900' MSL TO 300' MSL, BUT IN DOING SO, HE PASSES CLOSER TO BOATS THAN IS ALLOWABLE UNDER THE MINIMUM SAFE ALT RULES.
Narrative: I WAS VFR DOWN THE HUDSON RIVER AT 900' ON THE W SHORE. I HAD ANNOUNCED MY POS SEVERAL TIMES ON THE COMMON RTE FREQ. WHEN I WAS N OF THE VERRAZANO BRIDGE ANOTHER SEAPLANE CALLED THAT HE WAS SE OF THE BRIDGE XING TO THE NJ, SIDE CLBING TO 900'. A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF OUR COURSES WAS EVIDENT AT THIS TIME I DID NOT HAVE A VIS ON HIM. A CLB WOULD PUT ME IN THE TCA, A W DEV WOULD DO THE SAME. A TURN TO THE E WOULD PLACE ME OVER BROOKLYN. HENCE I DSNDED TO ABOUT 300' IN PROX TO SEVERAL SHIPS AND WAS UNABLE TO KEEP MY REQUIRED SEP FROM THEM. AS I WAS IN AN AMPHIBIOUS ACFT THIS SEEMED THE MOST PRUDENT ACTION. AT THIS TIME THE OTHER ACFT WAS OBSERVED PASSING ABOVE AND TO THE E OF ME. HE NEVER ACKNOWLEDGED A VIS ON ME. IN THE FUTURE I WILL GO OVER OR OBTAIN FOLLOWING THROUGH THE TCA.
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.