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Amphibian small transport, claiming air carrier, probably atx, encounters some ocean swells on takeoff in ocean. Propeller damaged. Flies to destination airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 301994 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199504 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : z11 |
| State Reference | AK |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Route In Use | enroute other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 280 flight time total : 4900 flight time type : 280 |
| ASRS Report | 301994 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence other |
| 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:
Upon taking off of water on ocean in geyser bight encountered some large swells, ingested (I believe) some salt water, and saw spray but nothing else seemed out of the ordinary. Continued roll, became airborne and continued to dutch harbor approximately 60-80 NM away. Noticed no vibration or anything out of ordinary during flight, except for itt 30-40 degrees warmer than usual but well in the green. Upon reaching dutch harbor I taxied to hangar and shut down, then noticed all propeller blades bent approximately 10-20 degrees back (in feathered mode). Upon taking cowl off, maintenance noticed exhaust can bent.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AMPHIBIAN SMT, CLAIMING ACR, PROBABLY ATX, ENCOUNTERS SOME OCEAN SWELLS ON TKOF IN OCEAN. PROP DAMAGED. FLIES TO DEST ARPT.
Narrative: UPON TAKING OFF OF WATER ON OCEAN IN GEYSER BIGHT ENCOUNTERED SOME LARGE SWELLS, INGESTED (I BELIEVE) SOME SALT WATER, AND SAW SPRAY BUT NOTHING ELSE SEEMED OUT OF THE ORDINARY. CONTINUED ROLL, BECAME AIRBORNE AND CONTINUED TO DUTCH HARBOR APPROX 60-80 NM AWAY. NOTICED NO VIBRATION OR ANYTHING OUT OF ORDINARY DURING FLT, EXCEPT FOR ITT 30-40 DEGS WARMER THAN USUAL BUT WELL IN THE GREEN. UPON REACHING DUTCH HARBOR I TAXIED TO HANGAR AND SHUT DOWN, THEN NOTICED ALL PROP BLADES BENT APPROX 10-20 DEGS BACK (IN FEATHERED MODE). UPON TAKING COWL OFF, MAINT NOTICED EXHAUST CAN BENT.
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.