Low altitude civil operation, a photo mission operates lower than far allows.

Attributes
ACN	241383
Time
Date	199305
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : tcm
State Reference	WA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 5 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 5
ASRS Report	241383
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

In an effort to adhere to the precise altitude requirements of an environmental photo mission and rapidly changing terrain, I may have inadvertently flew less than the required minimum altitude above ground level as specified in the FARS. I cannot think of anything that would correct the situation, if the work was to be done.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LOW ALT CIVIL OP, A PHOTO MISSION OPERATES LOWER THAN FAR ALLOWS.

Narrative: IN AN EFFORT TO ADHERE TO THE PRECISE ALT REQUIREMENTS OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL PHOTO MISSION AND RAPIDLY CHANGING TERRAIN, I MAY HAVE INADVERTENTLY FLEW LESS THAN THE REQUIRED MINIMUM ALT ABOVE GND LEVEL AS SPECIFIED IN THE FARS. I CANNOT THINK OF ANYTHING THAT WOULD CORRECT THE SIT, IF THE WORK WAS TO BE DONE.

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.