Police complained to tower that reporter was flying too low.

Attributes
ACN	279481
Time
Date	199408
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dbq
State Reference	IA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dbq
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 12 flight time total : 600 flight time type : 540
ASRS Report	279481
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Plane was used to fly over part of mississippi river to look over race course and allow media to photo course (boat race course). I flew plane in regulation per far 91.110. Dbq control tower informed me that dbq police called them and said we were too low. We immediately left and went back to airport and landed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: POLICE COMPLAINED TO TWR THAT RPTR WAS FLYING TOO LOW.

Narrative: PLANE WAS USED TO FLY OVER PART OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO LOOK OVER RACE COURSE AND ALLOW MEDIA TO PHOTO COURSE (BOAT RACE COURSE). I FLEW PLANE IN REG PER FAR 91.110. DBQ CTL TWR INFORMED ME THAT DBQ POLICE CALLED THEM AND SAID WE WERE TOO LOW. WE IMMEDIATELY LEFT AND WENT BACK TO ARPT AND LANDED.

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.