Pilot of a small transport twin flew below the minimum required altitude over congested areas during...

Attributes
ACN	286226
Time
Date	199410
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mzz
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 1200 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	286226
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While shooting photos of a construction site, inadvertently descended to approximately 500 ft over a populated area due to concentration on getting a good photo. Should have had a safety pilot to monitor terrain clearance and required altitudes.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A SMT TWIN FLEW BELOW THE MINIMUM REQUIRED ALT OVER CONGESTED AREAS DURING PHOTO FLT.

Narrative: WHILE SHOOTING PHOTOS OF A CONSTRUCTION SITE, INADVERTENTLY DSNDED TO APPROX 500 FT OVER A POPULATED AREA DUE TO CONCENTRATION ON GETTING A GOOD PHOTO. SHOULD HAVE HAD A SAFETY PLT TO MONITOR TERRAIN CLRNC AND REQUIRED ALTS.

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.

Pilot of a small transport twin flew below the minimum required altitude over congested areas during photo flight.