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Lake seaplane pilot flies too close to boats while making his approach for a river landing. Observers on boat complained to reporter. Pilot cited this distance as 'what I consider normal.'
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 376710 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199708 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : hfd |
| State Reference | CT |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mco |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | LA-4-200 Buccaneer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual 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 : 50 flight time total : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 376710 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : observer |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | vertical : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Flew up the connecticut river (north) 300 ft looking for logs and waves and boats. Then flew south to land. On my approach to land, boats on the river said I came too close to them. This is what I consider normal for landing on any water surface. This was a sunny sunday and many boats were on the river.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LAKE SEAPLANE PLT FLIES TOO CLOSE TO BOATS WHILE MAKING HIS APCH FOR A RIVER LNDG. OBSERVERS ON BOAT COMPLAINED TO RPTR. PLT CITED THIS DISTANCE AS 'WHAT I CONSIDER NORMAL.'
Narrative: FLEW UP THE CONNECTICUT RIVER (N) 300 FT LOOKING FOR LOGS AND WAVES AND BOATS. THEN FLEW S TO LAND. ON MY APCH TO LAND, BOATS ON THE RIVER SAID I CAME TOO CLOSE TO THEM. THIS IS WHAT I CONSIDER NORMAL FOR LNDG ON ANY WATER SURFACE. THIS WAS A SUNNY SUNDAY AND MANY BOATS WERE ON THE RIVER.
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.