Unauthorized low level flight over frozen lake, looking for a landing spot.

Attributes
ACN	169514
Time
Date	199102
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 88c
State Reference	WI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 800 msl bound upper : 800
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	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 500 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	169514
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On 2/sat/91, at about pm:30 hours I flew too low over lake koshkonong in the state of wi. The lake was frozen and I was looking for a place to land on it. I thought you can land on frozen lakes. I did not land because of snow drifts. While talking to a fellow pilot the next day he told me that I might have violated a far. He said only sea planes can land on frozen or unfrozen lakes. To insure that I don't make any more such violations I will review FARS for private pilots.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH LOW LEVEL FLT OVER FROZEN LAKE, LOOKING FOR A LNDG SPOT.

Narrative: ON 2/SAT/91, AT ABOUT PM:30 HRS I FLEW TOO LOW OVER LAKE KOSHKONONG IN THE STATE OF WI. THE LAKE WAS FROZEN AND I WAS LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO LAND ON IT. I THOUGHT YOU CAN LAND ON FROZEN LAKES. I DID NOT LAND BECAUSE OF SNOW DRIFTS. WHILE TALKING TO A FELLOW PLT THE NEXT DAY HE TOLD ME THAT I MIGHT HAVE VIOLATED A FAR. HE SAID ONLY SEA PLANES CAN LAND ON FROZEN OR UNFROZEN LAKES. TO INSURE THAT I DON'T MAKE ANY MORE SUCH VIOLATIONS I WILL REVIEW FARS FOR PVT PLTS.

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.