Corp small aircraft on photo mission flies at low level over lake and within 3 mi of airport.

Attributes
ACN	232999
Time
Date	199302
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ues
State Reference	WI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ues artcc : zla
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 1320 flight time type : 220
ASRS Report	232999
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Upon returning to the waukesha airport after a local flight, the line personnel advised me that the tower wanted to talk to the pilot. I talked to the tower over the phone and he stated I exceeded 30 degrees of pitch up on the takeoff and that he had received several complaints about an aircraft flying low. On takeoff I did a short field type climb out which may have exceeded 30 degrees of pitch up. After takeoff I climbed to approximately 1700 ft AGL and proceeded toward pewaukee lake located approximately 4 NM northwest of the airport. I descended to below 500 ft AGL while flying over the lake. I then climbed to approximately 1700 AGL, proceeded east and then southwest to a location approximately 3 NM southeast of waukesha airport. At that location I circled about 3 times during which at times I was below 500 ft AGL. I can understand how the repeated noise of the aircraft could be annoying. Contributing to this fact is the size and relatively high noise level of the small aircraft. It was not the best judgement to fly that low over either location.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CORP SMA ON PHOTO MISSION FLIES AT LOW LEVEL OVER LAKE AND WITHIN 3 MI OF ARPT.

Narrative: UPON RETURNING TO THE WAUKESHA ARPT AFTER A LCL FLT, THE LINE PERSONNEL ADVISED ME THAT THE TWR WANTED TO TALK TO THE PLT. I TALKED TO THE TWR OVER THE PHONE AND HE STATED I EXCEEDED 30 DEGS OF PITCH UP ON THE TKOF AND THAT HE HAD RECEIVED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT AN ACFT FLYING LOW. ON TKOF I DID A SHORT FIELD TYPE CLB OUT WHICH MAY HAVE EXCEEDED 30 DEGS OF PITCH UP. AFTER TKOF I CLBED TO APPROX 1700 FT AGL AND PROCEEDED TOWARD PEWAUKEE LAKE LOCATED APPROX 4 NM NW OF THE ARPT. I DSNDED TO BELOW 500 FT AGL WHILE FLYING OVER THE LAKE. I THEN CLBED TO APPROX 1700 AGL, PROCEEDED E AND THEN SW TO A LOCATION APPROX 3 NM SE OF WAUKESHA ARPT. AT THAT LOCATION I CIRCLED ABOUT 3 TIMES DURING WHICH AT TIMES I WAS BELOW 500 FT AGL. I CAN UNDERSTAND HOW THE REPEATED NOISE OF THE ACFT COULD BE ANNOYING. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS FACT IS THE SIZE AND RELATIVELY HIGH NOISE LEVEL OF THE SMA. IT WAS NOT THE BEST JUDGEMENT TO FLY THAT LOW OVER EITHER LOCATION.

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.