Low altitude flying chasing animals, plus civil air patrol and bovine story.

Attributes
ACN	278168
Time
Date	199407
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz
State Reference	NV
Altitude	agl bound lower : 200 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zoa
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
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 : 10 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 10
ASRS Report	278168
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Civil air patrol flight to verify obstacle clearance for low level high speed military training flts. We were to fly both sides of route centerline and obtain map coordinates of any obstacle more than 35 ft to 50 ft in ht (excluding trees and rocks). Several times, we passed over small herds of cattle windmills, and drill rigs. If we needed, we would circle and verify map coordinates, items, ht, etc. Once we were really puzzled by what turned out to be 6 white horses in a steep mountain valley. Once I circled what appeared to be an injured animal. Once, while we were getting coordinates, we flew by some cowboys. They called for information and were annoyed that the cattle had scattered. We were in the most desolate country I've ever seen. If we overflew any persons on the ground, it was unintentional, and very unlikely. However, the cowboys did see us.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LOW ALT FLYING CHASING ANIMALS, PLUS CIVIL AIR PATROL AND BOVINE STORY.

Narrative: CIVIL AIR PATROL FLT TO VERIFY OBSTACLE CLRNC FOR LOW LEVEL HIGH SPD MIL TRAINING FLTS. WE WERE TO FLY BOTH SIDES OF RTE CTRLINE AND OBTAIN MAP COORDINATES OF ANY OBSTACLE MORE THAN 35 FT TO 50 FT IN HT (EXCLUDING TREES AND ROCKS). SEVERAL TIMES, WE PASSED OVER SMALL HERDS OF CATTLE WINDMILLS, AND DRILL RIGS. IF WE NEEDED, WE WOULD CIRCLE AND VERIFY MAP COORDINATES, ITEMS, HT, ETC. ONCE WE WERE REALLY PUZZLED BY WHAT TURNED OUT TO BE 6 WHITE HORSES IN A STEEP MOUNTAIN VALLEY. ONCE I CIRCLED WHAT APPEARED TO BE AN INJURED ANIMAL. ONCE, WHILE WE WERE GETTING COORDINATES, WE FLEW BY SOME COWBOYS. THEY CALLED FOR INFO AND WERE ANNOYED THAT THE CATTLE HAD SCATTERED. WE WERE IN THE MOST DESOLATE COUNTRY I'VE EVER SEEN. IF WE OVERFLEW ANY PERSONS ON THE GND, IT WAS UNINTENTIONAL, AND VERY UNLIKELY. HOWEVER, THE COWBOYS DID SEE US.

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.