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Private pilot operated below minimum required altitude near a vehicle during an unintentional low flight in a sparsely populated area.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 236527 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199303 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : o52 |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 100 agl bound upper : 100 |
| 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 |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 13 flight time total : 97 |
| ASRS Report | 236527 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
During a low level flight through a small valley in the sutter buttes, the aircraft unintentionally passed over a person and truck. Clearance was less than 500 ft. Aircraft pulled up immediately. The pilot had made a pass over the valley mins before to check for obstructions but failed to notice any people or vehicles as they were obscured by trees. Better judgement and a more thorough overflt will be used to prevent a recurrence.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT OPERATED BELOW MINIMUM REQUIRED ALT NEAR A VEHICLE DURING AN UNINTENTIONAL LOW FLT IN A SPARSELY POPULATED AREA.
Narrative: DURING A LOW LEVEL FLT THROUGH A SMALL VALLEY IN THE SUTTER BUTTES, THE ACFT UNINTENTIONALLY PASSED OVER A PERSON AND TRUCK. CLRNC WAS LESS THAN 500 FT. ACFT PULLED UP IMMEDIATELY. THE PLT HAD MADE A PASS OVER THE VALLEY MINS BEFORE TO CHK FOR OBSTRUCTIONS BUT FAILED TO NOTICE ANY PEOPLE OR VEHICLES AS THEY WERE OBSCURED BY TREES. BETTER JUDGEMENT AND A MORE THOROUGH OVERFLT WILL BE USED TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE.
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.