<< >> NASA ASRS Report 283393, September 1994

Pilot of small aircraft sel flew low over shoreline resulting in flight below MSA in proximity to houses.

Attributes
ACN	283393
Time
Date	199409
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mqt
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 50 agl bound upper : 50
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	283393
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 700 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	283796
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 Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We took advantage of 91.119 C, having the rare occasion to fly as low over the water, off shore, as we wanted to. On our route of flight from east of marquette to east of grand marais, mi. There were no boats on our route of flight. Upon arrival at our next stop, the state police said that a complaint was filed by a homeowner that we were flying over the beach, and an investigation was being made to send to the FAA. The sheriff said that the homeowner reported 4 out of 5 of my n-numbers correctly (the C-172 has high contrast numbers), but said he couldn't make out n- numbers of other aircraft on same route. My feeling that since most of the occasional homes along the shoreline are set in from the beach, in the trees, that it was unusual to see aircraft right over the water. This led him to think that we were closer than 500 ft to person or structures.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMA SEL FLEW LOW OVER SHORELINE RESULTING IN FLT BELOW MSA IN PROX TO HOUSES.

Narrative: WE TOOK ADVANTAGE OF 91.119 C, HAVING THE RARE OCCASION TO FLY AS LOW OVER THE WATER, OFF SHORE, AS WE WANTED TO. ON OUR RTE OF FLT FROM E OF MARQUETTE TO E OF GRAND MARAIS, MI. THERE WERE NO BOATS ON OUR RTE OF FLT. UPON ARR AT OUR NEXT STOP, THE STATE POLICE SAID THAT A COMPLAINT WAS FILED BY A HOMEOWNER THAT WE WERE FLYING OVER THE BEACH, AND AN INVESTIGATION WAS BEING MADE TO SEND TO THE FAA. THE SHERIFF SAID THAT THE HOMEOWNER RPTED 4 OUT OF 5 OF MY N-NUMBERS CORRECTLY (THE C-172 HAS HIGH CONTRAST NUMBERS), BUT SAID HE COULDN'T MAKE OUT N- NUMBERS OF OTHER ACFT ON SAME RTE. MY FEELING THAT SINCE MOST OF THE OCCASIONAL HOMES ALONG THE SHORELINE ARE SET IN FROM THE BEACH, IN THE TREES, THAT IT WAS UNUSUAL TO SEE ACFT RIGHT OVER THE WATER. THIS LED HIM TO THINK THAT WE WERE CLOSER THAN 500 FT TO PERSON OR STRUCTURES.

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.