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Pilot of a float plane overshot the water landing area and landed on land beyond the water after an unsuccessful go around.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 313241 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199508 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ili |
| State Reference | AK |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 10 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : leb |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Beaver DHC-2 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : go around landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 2 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 2300 |
| ASRS Report | 313241 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : regained aircraft control other other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Departing fishing lodge in dhc-2 seaplane for 15 min flight in VFR condition. Preflight, weight and balance, passenger brief ok. Landing area circled, set up for glassy water landing. Approach stabilized. 'Gump' checklist utilized, left traffic approximately 800 ft AGL. Gas: forward tank (most full), mixture: full rich. Water rudders: up. Carburetor heat: checked (slightly). At short final propeller forward (flat pitch) as 65 KTS and dissipating, nose raised for glassy water landing. Aircraft floated unacceptable length of landing area and go around was initiated. Engine missed when power added and caught just prior to contacting gently rising terrain in climb attitude, coming to rest near top of small knoll. Emergency evacuate/evacuation completed on my command without a hitch. No injuries, minor damage. Judgement: although part 91 recent experience for passenger met, more time in aircraft would have been in order. I hadn't flown a seaplane in 2 yrs, although I think we would have made it if engine hadn't missed. Go around decision was in order. More re-currency training was in order. These lodges need more stringent requirements, the passenger deserve it (part 91) perhaps to come under part 135.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A FLOAT PLANE OVERSHOT THE WATER LNDG AREA AND LANDED ON LAND BEYOND THE WATER AFTER AN UNSUCCESSFUL GAR.
Narrative: DEPARTING FISHING LODGE IN DHC-2 SEAPLANE FOR 15 MIN FLT IN VFR CONDITION. PREFLT, WT AND BAL, PAX BRIEF OK. LNDG AREA CIRCLED, SET UP FOR GLASSY WATER LNDG. APCH STABILIZED. 'GUMP' CHKLIST UTILIZED, L TFC APPROX 800 FT AGL. GAS: FORWARD TANK (MOST FULL), MIXTURE: FULL RICH. WATER RUDDERS: UP. CARB HEAT: CHKED (SLIGHTLY). AT SHORT FINAL PROP FORWARD (FLAT PITCH) AS 65 KTS AND DISSIPATING, NOSE RAISED FOR GLASSY WATER LNDG. ACFT FLOATED UNACCEPTABLE LENGTH OF LNDG AREA AND GAR WAS INITIATED. ENG MISSED WHEN PWR ADDED AND CAUGHT JUST PRIOR TO CONTACTING GENTLY RISING TERRAIN IN CLB ATTITUDE, COMING TO REST NEAR TOP OF SMALL KNOLL. EMER EVAC COMPLETED ON MY COMMAND WITHOUT A HITCH. NO INJURIES, MINOR DAMAGE. JUDGEMENT: ALTHOUGH PART 91 RECENT EXPERIENCE FOR PAX MET, MORE TIME IN ACFT WOULD HAVE BEEN IN ORDER. I HADN'T FLOWN A SEAPLANE IN 2 YRS, ALTHOUGH I THINK WE WOULD HAVE MADE IT IF ENG HADN'T MISSED. GAR DECISION WAS IN ORDER. MORE RE-CURRENCY TRAINING WAS IN ORDER. THESE LODGES NEED MORE STRINGENT REQUIREMENTS, THE PAX DESERVE IT (PART 91) PERHAPS TO COME UNDER PART 135.
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.