NTSB · Safety Recommendation
Safety Recommendation A-95-016
Recommendation
THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE FAA: DEVELOP AND DISTRIBUTE, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SEAPLANE PILOTS ASSOCIATION AND THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE BOATING LAW ADMINISTRATORS, MATERIALS TO EDUCATE SEAPLANE OPERATORS ABOUT REVISED FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS, ADVISORY CIRCULARS, AND VARIOUS STATE REQUIREMENTS REGARDING OPERATING THEIR PLANES ON WATER.
Safety Issue and Context
ON 7/31/94, AT 1550 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A FLOAT-EQUIPPED PIPER PA-12, N2368M, COLLIDED WITH A 16-FOOT CANOE ON THE WILLAMETTE RIVER 10 MILES NORTH OF SALEM, OREGON. TWO ADULTS IN THE CANOE WERE FATALLY INJURED; TWO CHILDREN IN THE CANOE WERE NOT INJURED.
Response History
July 23, 1997 · NTSB Correspondence · FAA
A-95-16 ASKED THE FAA TO DEVELOP & DISTRIBUTE, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SEAPLANE PILOTS ASSOCIATION & THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE BOATING LAW ADMINISTRATORS, MATERIALS TO EDUCATE SEAPLANE OPERATORS ABOUT REVISED FAA REGULATIONS, ACS, & VARIOUS STATE REQUIREMENTS REGARDING OPERATING THEIR PLANES ON WATER. BASED ON THE FAA'S ACTIONS, THE BOARD CLASSIFIES A-95-16 "CLOSED--ACCEPTABLE ACTION."
March 20, 1997 · Recipient Response · FAA
THE FAA PUBLISHED AN ARTICLE IN THE MARCH 1997 EDITION OF FAA NEWS WHICH PROVIDES BACKGROUND INFO ON SEAPLANE ACCIDENTS & DISCUSSES SOME TIPS ON AVOIDING ACCIDENTS. ALSO, THE FAA'S PILOT PROFICIENCY AWARD PROGRAM HAS A SEGMENT FOR SEAPLANE PILOTS DESIGNED TO INCREASE SEAPLANE SAFETY THROUGH INCREASED SEAPLANE PILOT PROFICIENCY TRAINING.
June 20, 1995 · NTSB Correspondence · FAA
IN RECOMMENDATION A-95-14, THE BOARD REQUESTED THAT THE FAA AMEND 14 CFR PART 91 TO CLARIFY THAT THE USCG CLASSIFIES A SEAPLANE OPERATING ON WATER AS A VESSEL. IN RECOMMENDATION A-95-15, THE BOARD REQUESTED THAT THE FAA REVISE ADVISORY CIRCULAR (AC) 91-69, SEAPLANE SAFETY FOR FAR PART 91 OPERATORS, TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE INFO CONCERNING OPERATIONAL HAZARDS & THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF SEAPLANE OPERATORS WHEN NAVIGATING ON THE WATER, & TO INCLUDE IN AC 91-69 ALL APPLICABLE FAA & USCG REQUIREMENTS.
IN RECOMMENDATION A-95-16, THE BOARD REQUESTED THAT THE FAA DEVELOP & DISTRIBUTE, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SEAPLANE PILOTS ASSOCIATION & THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE BOATING LAW ADMINISTRATORS, MATERIALS TO EDUCATE SEAPLANE OPERATORS ABOUT REVISED FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS, ADVISORY CIRCULARS, & VARIOUS STATE REQUIREMENTS REGARDING OPERATING AIRPLANES ON WATER. GIVEN THESE TIMELY & POSITIVE RESPONSES TO RECOMMENDATIONS A-95-15 & -16, THE BOARD AGREES THAT REGULATORY CHANGES TO PART 91 ARE NO LONGER REQUIRED TO CLARIFY THE STATUS OF SEAPLANES AS VESSELS WHEN THEY OPERATE ON THE WATER. CONSEQUENTLY, A-94-14 IS CLASSIFED "CLOSED--RECONSIDERED."
A-95-15 & -16 ARE CLASSIFIED "OPEN--ACCEPTABLE RESPONSE," PENDING RECEIPT BY THE BOARD OF REVISED AC 91-69 & PERTINENT EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS.
May 9, 1995 · Recipient Response · FAA
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SEAPLANE PILOTS ASSOCIATION & THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE BOATING LAW ADMINISTRATORS, THE FAA WILL DEVELOP & DISTRIBUTE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR SEAPLANE OPERATORS TO REMIND THEM OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATING THEIR AIRPLANES ON WATER.