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Reporter with 1150 hours states he inadvertently, unintentionally, flew closer than 500 ft above people in a resort in the process of making a float plane takeoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 279219 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199408 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cqx |
| State Reference | MA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 0 msl bound upper : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 32 flight time total : 1150 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 279219 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Improper takeoff planning led to creating unsafe condition - -aircraft too low in vicinity of people. Landed at resort on salt water bay for business meeting early am. At conclusion of meeting I took off to the northeast -- good takeoff, well clear of boats and swimmers. Not wanting to turn nebound because of departure at chatham (using runway 6) I turned northwest/west and found myself under 500 ft over the edge of the resort people. Poor prior planning.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR WITH 1150 HRS STATES HE INADVERTENTLY, UNINTENTIONALLY, FLEW CLOSER THAN 500 FT ABOVE PEOPLE IN A RESORT IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING A FLOAT PLANE TKOF.
Narrative: IMPROPER TKOF PLANNING LED TO CREATING UNSAFE CONDITION - -ACFT TOO LOW IN VICINITY OF PEOPLE. LANDED AT RESORT ON SALT WATER BAY FOR BUSINESS MEETING EARLY AM. AT CONCLUSION OF MEETING I TOOK OFF TO THE NE -- GOOD TKOF, WELL CLR OF BOATS AND SWIMMERS. NOT WANTING TO TURN NEBOUND BECAUSE OF DEP AT CHATHAM (USING RWY 6) I TURNED NW/WEST AND FOUND MYSELF UNDER 500 FT OVER THE EDGE OF THE RESORT PEOPLE. POOR PRIOR PLANNING.
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.