GA small aircraft reported for low level flight over residential area at night.

Attributes
ACN	165518
Time
Date	199011
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : eug
State Reference	OR
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1800 msl bound upper : 1800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 550 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	165518
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 1195 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	165519
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed the eugene airport at approximately xx:30 pm. We flew in an e-se direction from eug. Our destination was creswell (hobby field) for night takeoff and landing practice proficiency. While en route, we decided to fly over our respective parent's houses. They live several blocks away from each other. We circled over each house several times before continuing to creswell. To the best of my knowledge, our altitude was approximately 1800' MSL to 1500' MSL. Field elevation at eug is 365'. According to the far's the altitude required over a congested is 1000' AGL. We were therefore legal by regulation. Our problem is that someone called the police about us flying over the neighborhoods of our parents. The police then notified the ATC facility at eug, and they notified us through our boss.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA REPORTED FOR LOW LEVEL FLT OVER RESIDENTIAL AREA AT NIGHT.

Narrative: DEPARTED THE EUGENE ARPT AT APPROX XX:30 PM. WE FLEW IN AN E-SE DIRECTION FROM EUG. OUR DEST WAS CRESWELL (HOBBY FIELD) FOR NIGHT TKOF AND LNDG PRACTICE PROFICIENCY. WHILE ENRTE, WE DECIDED TO FLY OVER OUR RESPECTIVE PARENT'S HOUSES. THEY LIVE SEVERAL BLOCKS AWAY FROM EACH OTHER. WE CIRCLED OVER EACH HOUSE SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE CONTINUING TO CRESWELL. TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, OUR ALT WAS APPROX 1800' MSL TO 1500' MSL. FIELD ELEVATION AT EUG IS 365'. ACCORDING TO THE FAR'S THE ALT REQUIRED OVER A CONGESTED IS 1000' AGL. WE WERE THEREFORE LEGAL BY REG. OUR PROB IS THAT SOMEONE CALLED THE POLICE ABOUT US FLYING OVER THE NEIGHBORHOODS OF OUR PARENTS. THE POLICE THEN NOTIFIED THE ATC FAC AT EUG, AND THEY NOTIFIED US THROUGH OUR BOSS.

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.