Flight instructor atx pilot takes photographer for cruise over 'industrially sensitive' area.

Attributes
ACN	176856
Time
Date	199104
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lbx
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 1425 flight time type : 75
ASRS Report	176856
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was contacted by a photographer to take him up to get some aerials of 2 industrial, chemical sites. He pressured me to go below 1000' AGL, although I told him I couldn't. I insisted and never went below 1000' AGL while we were circling the sites. I was crossing over many sites that are sensitive to industrial espionage, circling many times. I know too many people that fly pipeline that have been accused of flying lower than they were, and had their licenses pulled temporarily. That is why, even though I felt I was safe and legal, I filed this report. I did contact the largest chemical plant to inform them of my overflt.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT INSTRUCTOR ATX PLT TAKES PHOTOGRAPHER FOR CRUISE OVER 'INDUSTRIALLY SENSITIVE' AREA.

Narrative: I WAS CONTACTED BY A PHOTOGRAPHER TO TAKE HIM UP TO GET SOME AERIALS OF 2 INDUSTRIAL, CHEMICAL SITES. HE PRESSURED ME TO GO BELOW 1000' AGL, ALTHOUGH I TOLD HIM I COULDN'T. I INSISTED AND NEVER WENT BELOW 1000' AGL WHILE WE WERE CIRCLING THE SITES. I WAS XING OVER MANY SITES THAT ARE SENSITIVE TO INDUSTRIAL ESPIONAGE, CIRCLING MANY TIMES. I KNOW TOO MANY PEOPLE THAT FLY PIPELINE THAT HAVE BEEN ACCUSED OF FLYING LOWER THAN THEY WERE, AND HAD THEIR LICENSES PULLED TEMPORARILY. THAT IS WHY, EVEN THOUGH I FELT I WAS SAFE AND LEGAL, I FILED THIS RPT. I DID CONTACT THE LARGEST CHEMICAL PLANT TO INFORM THEM OF MY OVERFLT.

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.