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Private pilot of an small aircraft aircraft flew below minimum required altitude during a photo flight resulting in a ground observer reporting to the FAA.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 244361 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199306 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ffc |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 725 flight time type : 115 |
| ASRS Report | 244361 |
| 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 | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
The problem arose as I was positioning my passenger so he could photograph a piece of property and house in the countryside. The small aircraft Y is a heavier aircraft than I have spent the majority of my time flying. I usually fly small aircraft X. The combined distraction of trying to position my passenger and trying to maintain a slow airspeed without stalling supposedly led to my being low. I do not know whether I was below 500 ft AGL, however, someone phoned the FAA. I hope this report may alert other pilots to maintain awareness of altitude during such slow maneuvers as I attempted.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT OF AN SMA ACFT FLEW BELOW MINIMUM REQUIRED ALT DURING A PHOTO FLT RESULTING IN A GND OBSERVER RPTING TO THE FAA.
Narrative: THE PROB AROSE AS I WAS POSITIONING MY PAX SO HE COULD PHOTOGRAPH A PIECE OF PROPERTY AND HOUSE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE. THE SMA Y IS A HEAVIER ACFT THAN I HAVE SPENT THE MAJORITY OF MY TIME FLYING. I USUALLY FLY SMA X. THE COMBINED DISTR OF TRYING TO POS MY PAX AND TRYING TO MAINTAIN A SLOW AIRSPD WITHOUT STALLING SUPPOSEDLY LED TO MY BEING LOW. I DO NOT KNOW WHETHER I WAS BELOW 500 FT AGL, HOWEVER, SOMEONE PHONED THE FAA. I HOPE THIS RPT MAY ALERT OTHER PLTS TO MAINTAIN AWARENESS OF ALT DURING SUCH SLOW MANEUVERS AS I ATTEMPTED.
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.