Narrative:

I was attempting to locate a certain residence, but did not, for safety reasons, fly slowly. Because of this speed, I had to circle a lot and made wide circuits. I found it difficult to find the residence because of the speed and was over the area longer than anticipated. I feel that watching for other aircraft, and high towers, etc, I may have inadvertently gone below 1000 ft. It is felt that I do not attempt to do this again in a built up area. I discovered that some people were frightened because of the high RPM and thought, due to my circling, that I was going to crash. Several persons reported me and the airport manager advertised in the local paper for witnesses. I should have aborted when experiencing the problem of finding residence. I never did see it after all that. Never will do that again in residential.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA PVT PLT MADE SEVERAL ORBITS AROUND SOME HOMES AT OR NEAR 1000 FT AGL.

Narrative: I WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOCATE A CERTAIN RESIDENCE, BUT DID NOT, FOR SAFETY REASONS, FLY SLOWLY. BECAUSE OF THIS SPD, I HAD TO CIRCLE A LOT AND MADE WIDE CIRCUITS. I FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO FIND THE RESIDENCE BECAUSE OF THE SPD AND WAS OVER THE AREA LONGER THAN ANTICIPATED. I FEEL THAT WATCHING FOR OTHER ACFT, AND HIGH TWRS, ETC, I MAY HAVE INADVERTENTLY GONE BELOW 1000 FT. IT IS FELT THAT I DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DO THIS AGAIN IN A BUILT UP AREA. I DISCOVERED THAT SOME PEOPLE WERE FRIGHTENED BECAUSE OF THE HIGH RPM AND THOUGHT, DUE TO MY CIRCLING, THAT I WAS GOING TO CRASH. SEVERAL PERSONS RPTED ME AND THE ARPT MGR ADVERTISED IN THE LCL PAPER FOR WITNESSES. I SHOULD HAVE ABORTED WHEN EXPERIENCING THE PROB OF FINDING RESIDENCE. I NEVER DID SEE IT AFTER ALL THAT. NEVER WILL DO THAT AGAIN IN RESIDENTIAL.

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.