 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
Possible violation of FARS in low altitude civil operation by banner tow aircraft as he uses improper altitude setting procedure and may have overflown a populated area at less than 1000'.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 150030 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199007 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : o63 airport : 06c |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 900 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 150030 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Due to missetting of altimeter the actual flight may have been lower than 1000' AGL. Corrective action: as a xchk, confirm approximately altimeter setting with ATIS off of O'hare and dupage. It is common to set altimeter to field elevation on the ground before takeoff. Now a xchk with ATIS information will help confirm correct setting.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: POSSIBLE VIOLATION OF FARS IN LOW ALT CIVIL OPERATION BY BANNER TOW ACFT AS HE USES IMPROPER ALT SETTING PROC AND MAY HAVE OVERFLOWN A POPULATED AREA AT LESS THAN 1000'.
Narrative: DUE TO MISSETTING OF ALTIMETER THE ACTUAL FLT MAY HAVE BEEN LOWER THAN 1000' AGL. CORRECTIVE ACTION: AS A XCHK, CONFIRM APPROX ALTIMETER SETTING WITH ATIS OFF OF O'HARE AND DUPAGE. IT IS COMMON TO SET ALTIMETER TO FIELD ELEVATION ON THE GND BEFORE TKOF. NOW A XCHK WITH ATIS INFO WILL HELP CONFIRM CORRECT SETTING.
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.