Low flying over water in violation of far 91 pt 79.

Attributes
ACN	184295
Time
Date	199107
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mlg airport : mlb
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 500 msl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mlb
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 1700 flight time type : 350
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was flying my 3 friends on a sightseeing flight down the beach. We were flying south approximately 3 mi off shore at 500 ft. My friend in the right seat noticed a small boat that seemed to be about 5 mi off shore. The closer we got to the boat, we noticed it was a small row boat. We descended to make sure the person was not in any trouble because it would be dark soon. I descended to get closer to the person and he appeared to be fine. During this time I could have possibly violated far 91.79.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LOW FLYING OVER WATER IN VIOLATION OF FAR 91 PT 79.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING MY 3 FRIENDS ON A SIGHTSEEING FLT DOWN THE BEACH. WE WERE FLYING S APPROX 3 MI OFF SHORE AT 500 FT. MY FRIEND IN THE R SEAT NOTICED A SMALL BOAT THAT SEEMED TO BE ABOUT 5 MI OFF SHORE. THE CLOSER WE GOT TO THE BOAT, WE NOTICED IT WAS A SMALL ROW BOAT. WE DSNDED TO MAKE SURE THE PERSON WAS NOT IN ANY TROUBLE BECAUSE IT WOULD BE DARK SOON. I DSNDED TO GET CLOSER TO THE PERSON AND HE APPEARED TO BE FINE. DURING THIS TIME I COULD HAVE POSSIBLY VIOLATED FAR 91.79.

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.