Pilot buzzed home at 300'.

Attributes
ACN	122750
Time
Date	198909
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bmi
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 300 msl bound upper : 300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 81 flight time type : 81
ASRS Report	122750
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	oversight : airport manager
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The problem arose by reportedly flying too low over a congested area and buzzing a house. The local airport was informed by local residents phoning in complaints. I am unsure of any corrective action that will be taken, other than to not do it again. The judgement, decision to buzz the house was clearly poor; however, all precautions to avoid traffic, prevent engine failure and remain clear of the air traffic area were taken--from performing prelndg checklist, monitoring tower frequency, and visually measuring distance from airport. Action has been to prepare a full written report of the incident and submit it to my home airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT BUZZED HOME AT 300'.

Narrative: THE PROB AROSE BY REPORTEDLY FLYING TOO LOW OVER A CONGESTED AREA AND BUZZING A HOUSE. THE LCL ARPT WAS INFORMED BY LCL RESIDENTS PHONING IN COMPLAINTS. I AM UNSURE OF ANY CORRECTIVE ACTION THAT WILL BE TAKEN, OTHER THAN TO NOT DO IT AGAIN. THE JUDGEMENT, DECISION TO BUZZ THE HOUSE WAS CLEARLY POOR; HOWEVER, ALL PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID TFC, PREVENT ENG FAILURE AND REMAIN CLR OF THE ATA WERE TAKEN--FROM PERFORMING PRELNDG CHKLIST, MONITORING TWR FREQ, AND VISUALLY MEASURING DISTANCE FROM ARPT. ACTION HAS BEEN TO PREPARE A FULL WRITTEN RPT OF THE INCIDENT AND SUBMIT IT TO MY HOME ARPT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.