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Pilot of small aircraft twin struck the aircraft wing on the mast of a sailboat during a search and rescue mission.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 274985 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199406 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : muha |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 20 agl bound upper : 20 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : muha |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 247985 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : observer |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While conducting search and rescue mission after locating boat in distress, a low pass was effected to drop radio to communicate with them. Upon overflying the boat, the left wing impacted the boat mast. I did not see the mast at any time. I was aware of the impact by the noise, since the aircraft did not even yaw. Due to the nature of this type of mission, low passes are required to identify boat/raft in distress and to drop them water and radio to be able to advise them that the united states coast guard is coming and asked them what their immediate needs are. There were not injuries to person on the boat or aircraft. The aircraft left wing leading edge suffered damage, but not the aircraft structure.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMA TWIN STRUCK THE ACFT WING ON THE MAST OF A SAILBOAT DURING A SEARCH AND RESCUE MISSION.
Narrative: WHILE CONDUCTING SEARCH AND RESCUE MISSION AFTER LOCATING BOAT IN DISTRESS, A LOW PASS WAS EFFECTED TO DROP RADIO TO COMMUNICATE WITH THEM. UPON OVERFLYING THE BOAT, THE L WING IMPACTED THE BOAT MAST. I DID NOT SEE THE MAST AT ANY TIME. I WAS AWARE OF THE IMPACT BY THE NOISE, SINCE THE ACFT DID NOT EVEN YAW. DUE TO THE NATURE OF THIS TYPE OF MISSION, LOW PASSES ARE REQUIRED TO IDENT BOAT/RAFT IN DISTRESS AND TO DROP THEM WATER AND RADIO TO BE ABLE TO ADVISE THEM THAT THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD IS COMING AND ASKED THEM WHAT THEIR IMMEDIATE NEEDS ARE. THERE WERE NOT INJURIES TO PERSON ON THE BOAT OR ACFT. THE ACFT L WING LEADING EDGE SUFFERED DAMAGE, BUT NOT THE ACFT STRUCTURE.
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.