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A private pilot landed at an abandoned field, alerting a sheriff's attention. The aircraft was suspect for drug-related activity.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 298295 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199503 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : fdy airport : aoh |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mmaa |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 12 flight time total : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 298295 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
This wasn't really a problem. I landed on an old abandoned airport now owned by a local farmer at elida, oh. There is a tv transmission tower on 1 end (west end), which was not a problem, as I landed to the west. We were picked up by relatives. Someone saw the plane and called the sheriff. They thought they had a drug smuggler. I left around XB00 pm without incident. End of story!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PVT PLT LANDED AT AN ABANDONED FIELD, ALERTING A SHERIFF'S ATTN. THE ACFT WAS SUSPECT FOR DRUG-RELATED ACTIVITY.
Narrative: THIS WASN'T REALLY A PROB. I LANDED ON AN OLD ABANDONED ARPT NOW OWNED BY A LCL FARMER AT ELIDA, OH. THERE IS A TV XMISSION TWR ON 1 END (W END), WHICH WAS NOT A PROB, AS I LANDED TO THE W. WE WERE PICKED UP BY RELATIVES. SOMEONE SAW THE PLANE AND CALLED THE SHERIFF. THEY THOUGHT THEY HAD A DRUG SMUGGLER. I LEFT AROUND XB00 PM WITHOUT INCIDENT. END OF STORY!
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.