Small aircraft failed to maintain required federal aviation regulation separation from buildings.

Attributes
ACN	145496
Time
Date	199005
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 9k8
State Reference	KS
Altitude	agl bound lower : 250 agl bound upper : 300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 216
ASRS Report	145496
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was making a routine low level check of wheat field for weed infestation on our family farm. I was flying at 250' AGL marking infested areas with rolls of toilet paper. During this marking operation, I made several passes near and over a farmhouse which is rented by an acquaintance. When I was finished, I flew over the farmhouse at 300' AGL and dropped a roll toilet paper over the farm after I had made sure it would not hit his property. The paper subsequently landed in a ditch along the county roadway. This is a rural area, and in checking the wheat fields I did not maintain required sep from bldgs while checking the fields around the farmhouse.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA FAILED TO MAINTAIN REQUIRED FEDERAL AVIATION REG SEPARATION FROM BUILDINGS.

Narrative: I WAS MAKING A ROUTINE LOW LEVEL CHK OF WHEAT FIELD FOR WEED INFESTATION ON OUR FAMILY FARM. I WAS FLYING AT 250' AGL MARKING INFESTED AREAS WITH ROLLS OF TOILET PAPER. DURING THIS MARKING OPERATION, I MADE SEVERAL PASSES NEAR AND OVER A FARMHOUSE WHICH IS RENTED BY AN ACQUAINTANCE. WHEN I WAS FINISHED, I FLEW OVER THE FARMHOUSE AT 300' AGL AND DROPPED A ROLL TOILET PAPER OVER THE FARM AFTER I HAD MADE SURE IT WOULD NOT HIT HIS PROPERTY. THE PAPER SUBSEQUENTLY LANDED IN A DITCH ALONG THE COUNTY ROADWAY. THIS IS A RURAL AREA, AND IN CHKING THE WHEAT FIELDS I DID NOT MAINTAIN REQUIRED SEP FROM BLDGS WHILE CHKING THE FIELDS AROUND THE FARMHOUSE.

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