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Low pilot experience level private pilot is accused of flying low over houses when he executes a 360 degree turn to gain altitude on crosswind with the tower's concurrence.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 150483 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199007 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dwh |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 450 agl bound upper : 800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dwh tower : den |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial other |
| Route In Use | departure other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 101 flight time type : 5 |
| ASRS Report | 150483 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
After 2 touch and goes, I was on climb out and asked tower for a 360 degree turn to x-wind. Tower approved. As I started my turn the aircraft was indicating 600' MSL. The turn was made over a subdivision. Due to the heat, when I started my ground roll, I had taken more than half of the runway. And my climb was slower then anticipated. I was advised by FBO that an unidented person called to report I was flying too low. He as in the subdivision that I was, 1 mi of airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LOW PLT EXPERIENCE LEVEL PRIVATE PLT IS ACCUSED OF FLYING LOW OVER HOUSES WHEN HE EXECUTES A 360 DEG TURN TO GAIN ALT ON CROSSWIND WITH THE TWR'S CONCURRENCE.
Narrative: AFTER 2 TOUCH AND GOES, I WAS ON CLB OUT AND ASKED TWR FOR A 360 DEG TURN TO X-WIND. TWR APPROVED. AS I STARTED MY TURN THE ACFT WAS INDICATING 600' MSL. THE TURN WAS MADE OVER A SUBDIVISION. DUE TO THE HEAT, WHEN I STARTED MY GND ROLL, I HAD TAKEN MORE THAN HALF OF THE RWY. AND MY CLB WAS SLOWER THEN ANTICIPATED. I WAS ADVISED BY FBO THAT AN UNIDENTED PERSON CALLED TO RPT I WAS FLYING TOO LOW. HE AS IN THE SUBDIVISION THAT I WAS, 1 MI OF ARPT.
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.