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While practicing high speed step taxiing; pilot of small aircraft seaplane encounters wake from boat and takes evasive action by taking off. While doing so; is forced to pass under bridge before continuing climb.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 680097 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200512 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : buf.fss |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Experimental |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 2400 flight time type : 37 |
| ASRS Report | 680097 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | other personnel |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters : vehicle ground encounters other non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Environmental Factor |
Narrative:
I was boating the searey at a high speed taxiway towards the peace bridge on the niagara river wbound towards lake erie. When taxiing towards the bridge; a vessel was approaching the same bridge span at high speed with a 5 ft wake trailing it. To avoid wake; we lifted off under the bridge and continued at 10-20 ft off of water till clear of bridge. After clear of the bridge; we continued the climb out. The vessel passed us simultaneously under the bridge at about 150 ft between us and equal distance for bridge abutment. I will avoid boating under bridges when possible due to potential wake damage and need for unintentional takeoff. When boating; a clear exit is necessary with the searey due to the light weight and short length.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WHILE PRACTICING HIGH SPD STEP TAXIING; PLT OF SMA SEAPLANE ENCOUNTERS WAKE FROM BOAT AND TAKES EVASIVE ACTION BY TAKING OFF. WHILE DOING SO; IS FORCED TO PASS UNDER BRIDGE BEFORE CONTINUING CLB.
Narrative: I WAS BOATING THE SEAREY AT A HIGH SPD TXWY TOWARDS THE PEACE BRIDGE ON THE NIAGARA RIVER WBOUND TOWARDS LAKE ERIE. WHEN TAXIING TOWARDS THE BRIDGE; A VESSEL WAS APCHING THE SAME BRIDGE SPAN AT HIGH SPD WITH A 5 FT WAKE TRAILING IT. TO AVOID WAKE; WE LIFTED OFF UNDER THE BRIDGE AND CONTINUED AT 10-20 FT OFF OF WATER TILL CLR OF BRIDGE. AFTER CLR OF THE BRIDGE; WE CONTINUED THE CLBOUT. THE VESSEL PASSED US SIMULTANEOUSLY UNDER THE BRIDGE AT ABOUT 150 FT BTWN US AND EQUAL DISTANCE FOR BRIDGE ABUTMENT. I WILL AVOID BOATING UNDER BRIDGES WHEN POSSIBLE DUE TO POTENTIAL WAKE DAMAGE AND NEED FOR UNINTENTIONAL TKOF. WHEN BOATING; A CLR EXIT IS NECESSARY WITH THE SEAREY DUE TO THE LIGHT WT AND SHORT LENGTH.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.