Aerial sprayer concerned due to trailer houses near approach to field he was spraying.

Attributes
ACN	237039
Time
Date	199303
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : swi
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 50 agl bound upper : 100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	237039
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While spraying small field and keeping mind on field that I was spraying, I noticed some new trailer houses across road that I had to fly over. There was not any other way to spray the field other than fly over these 2 trailer houses. We never know when you will get a complaint about the aircraft and an overzealous FAA inspector will arrive to promote his career with the FAA. We do have FARS that allow us to spray 'far 137' but the FAA can still give you trouble. It is all up to the FAA inspector. In the past the FAA worked with sprayers to allow them to do their job according to far 135. This is no longer true. The FAA says part 91 of the regulations are more important than far 135. This means they can file a violation on you any time they want to. The main problem is that very few inspectors take the far 137 course at the FAA academy in oklahoma city.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AERIAL SPRAYER CONCERNED DUE TO TRAILER HOUSES NEAR APCH TO FIELD HE WAS SPRAYING.

Narrative: WHILE SPRAYING SMALL FIELD AND KEEPING MIND ON FIELD THAT I WAS SPRAYING, I NOTICED SOME NEW TRAILER HOUSES ACROSS ROAD THAT I HAD TO FLY OVER. THERE WAS NOT ANY OTHER WAY TO SPRAY THE FIELD OTHER THAN FLY OVER THESE 2 TRAILER HOUSES. WE NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU WILL GET A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE ACFT AND AN OVERZEALOUS FAA INSPECTOR WILL ARRIVE TO PROMOTE HIS CAREER WITH THE FAA. WE DO HAVE FARS THAT ALLOW US TO SPRAY 'FAR 137' BUT THE FAA CAN STILL GIVE YOU TROUBLE. IT IS ALL UP TO THE FAA INSPECTOR. IN THE PAST THE FAA WORKED WITH SPRAYERS TO ALLOW THEM TO DO THEIR JOB ACCORDING TO FAR 135. THIS IS NO LONGER TRUE. THE FAA SAYS PART 91 OF THE REGS ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN FAR 135. THIS MEANS THEY CAN FILE A VIOLATION ON YOU ANY TIME THEY WANT TO. THE MAIN PROB IS THAT VERY FEW INSPECTORS TAKE THE FAR 137 COURSE AT THE FAA ACADEMY IN OKLAHOMA CITY.

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.