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After damaging a float a C172 pilot flew an aircraft from a remote wilderness lake without a ferry permit because he had no communications available.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 754264 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200709 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | Windshear |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 600 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 754264 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
While taking off from a lake I was forced back in the water after takeoff by wind (downdraft). I aborted my takeoff; shut down the airplane and hit the bank at the opposite end of the lake. Nobody was hurt. The shore of the lake is rocky and I put a tear in the bottom of my right float and a dent in my spreader bar. After several attempts to reach some help on radios I temporarily repaired the float and flew the plane back to ZZZ alone. I had no ferry permit to do this. 1) taking off from a short lake on a windy day. 2) not having a way to contact someone from a remote location. 3) not filing a flight plan. 4) after being there several days I wanted to get home. 5) being new to this lake I misjudged the effects of mountain winds.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AFTER DAMAGING A FLOAT A C172 PILOT FLEW AN ACFT FROM A REMOTE WILDERNESS LAKE WITHOUT A FERRY PERMIT BECAUSE HE HAD NO COMMUNICATIONS AVAILABLE.
Narrative: WHILE TAKING OFF FROM A LAKE I WAS FORCED BACK IN THE WATER AFTER TKOF BY WIND (DOWNDRAFT). I ABORTED MY TKOF; SHUT DOWN THE AIRPLANE AND HIT THE BANK AT THE OPPOSITE END OF THE LAKE. NOBODY WAS HURT. THE SHORE OF THE LAKE IS ROCKY AND I PUT A TEAR IN THE BOTTOM OF MY R FLOAT AND A DENT IN MY SPREADER BAR. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REACH SOME HELP ON RADIOS I TEMPORARILY REPAIRED THE FLOAT AND FLEW THE PLANE BACK TO ZZZ ALONE. I HAD NO FERRY PERMIT TO DO THIS. 1) TAKING OFF FROM A SHORT LAKE ON A WINDY DAY. 2) NOT HAVING A WAY TO CONTACT SOMEONE FROM A REMOTE LOCATION. 3) NOT FILING A FLT PLAN. 4) AFTER BEING THERE SEVERAL DAYS I WANTED TO GET HOME. 5) BEING NEW TO THIS LAKE I MISJUDGED THE EFFECTS OF MOUNTAIN WINDS.
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.