GA small aircraft failed to maintain minimum safe altitude over condo complex.

Attributes
ACN	160294
Time
Date	199010
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 47n
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 600
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 cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 8 flight time total : 170 flight time type : 52
ASRS Report	160294
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flying over an unpopulated area at 500-600' AGL I inadvertently flew over a condo complex at that altitude. I was looking at the trees and fields and not paying attention to where I was flying. I left the area when I discovered that I was too low over that area.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA FAILED TO MAINTAIN MINIMUM SAFE ALT OVER CONDO COMPLEX.

Narrative: FLYING OVER AN UNPOPULATED AREA AT 500-600' AGL I INADVERTENTLY FLEW OVER A CONDO COMPLEX AT THAT ALT. I WAS LOOKING AT THE TREES AND FIELDS AND NOT PAYING ATTN TO WHERE I WAS FLYING. I LEFT THE AREA WHEN I DISCOVERED THAT I WAS TOO LOW OVER THAT AREA.

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.