Small aircraft pilot requested to contact local police due low flight over shoreline.

Attributes
ACN	246604
Time
Date	199307
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mvy
State Reference	MA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 50 msl bound upper : 50
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mvy
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 : 30 flight time total : 200 flight time type : 25
ASRS Report	246604
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was flying along the south shore at marthas vineyard, ma, at 50 ft above the ocean and what I thought was 500 ft from any objects/shoreline. Chillmark police were contacted and told of my low flying. Tower asked me to call them and asked if I knew the altitude regulations. I told him the restrictions and he said fine. I may have been closer than 500 ft from objects.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT REQUESTED TO CONTACT LCL POLICE DUE LOW FLT OVER SHORELINE.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING ALONG THE S SHORE AT MARTHAS VINEYARD, MA, AT 50 FT ABOVE THE OCEAN AND WHAT I THOUGHT WAS 500 FT FROM ANY OBJECTS/SHORELINE. CHILLMARK POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND TOLD OF MY LOW FLYING. TWR ASKED ME TO CALL THEM AND ASKED IF I KNEW THE ALT REGS. I TOLD HIM THE RESTRICTIONS AND HE SAID FINE. I MAY HAVE BEEN CLOSER THAN 500 FT FROM OBJECTS.

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.