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speed, the Captain continued his landing procedure and at the seventh light the aircraft connected the water going immediately into a water loop to the right. The Captain applied a hard left rudder and applied full throttle to the No. 4 engine, but he did not succeed in stopping the aircraft until it had turned about 180 degrees. The plane was examined and precautions were taken for caring for the passengers. Upon finding that the damage was negligible, the Captain turned the aircraft around and taxied it to the regular dock.
Subsequent investigation revealed that the conditions of the water and the wind at the time of this landing were not unusual. Following the landing, the true Kollsman reading was ascertained to be 30.22. This difference of .20 from the radioed setting of 30.02 is approximately equivalent to 200'. The error was on the safe (high) side; nevertheless the result was confusing to the pilot.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
Water loop.
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:
1. Erroneous altimeter setting radioed to the approaching aircraft.
2. Pilot's error in judging altitude.
