An small aircraft caused a nose complaint practicing an emergency landing approach.

Attributes
ACN	240369
Time
Date	199305
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bdr
State Reference	CT
Altitude	agl bound lower : 700 agl bound upper : 700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other descent other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 1530
ASRS Report	240369
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While on a training flight with a primary (student pilot) student, conducting simulated engine failure, a report was called to bridgeport airport that my aircraft was flying too low. All of the simulations I conducted were at or above 700 ft AGL in an other than congested area without a doubt. My altimeter never read below 1000 ft MSL with an elevation of 250-300 ft above sea level. The person must have had a set of binoculars to read my 6 inch tail number! My solution to avoid another occurrence is to conduct such training in some other area.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA CAUSED A NOSE COMPLAINT PRACTICING AN EMER LNDG APCH.

Narrative: WHILE ON A TRAINING FLT WITH A PRIMARY (STUDENT PLT) STUDENT, CONDUCTING SIMULATED ENG FAILURE, A RPT WAS CALLED TO BRIDGEPORT ARPT THAT MY ACFT WAS FLYING TOO LOW. ALL OF THE SIMULATIONS I CONDUCTED WERE AT OR ABOVE 700 FT AGL IN AN OTHER THAN CONGESTED AREA WITHOUT A DOUBT. MY ALTIMETER NEVER READ BELOW 1000 FT MSL WITH AN ELEVATION OF 250-300 FT ABOVE SEA LEVEL. THE PERSON MUST HAVE HAD A SET OF BINOCULARS TO READ MY 6 INCH TAIL NUMBER! MY SOLUTION TO AVOID ANOTHER OCCURRENCE IS TO CONDUCT SUCH TRAINING IN SOME OTHER AREA.

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.