Agricultural application. Low flight over houses.

Attributes
ACN	305761
Time
Date	199505
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : esn
State Reference	MD
Altitude	msl bound lower : 200 msl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other other other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	305761
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I departed the agricultural strip relatively late in the evening to spray trees for gypsy moth control. I had waited until evening (sunset is approximately XA20 local time) to ensure optimum conditions at the application site. The site is located outside of my normal operating area, necessitating a ferry of approximately 20 mins each way. The aerial map that the customer furnished showed the area to be relatively open with few obstacles and very few houses. Upon arrival at the application site there were a couple more houses than anticipated, no real problem, but it would require more maneuvering than anticipated to maintain clearance. The wind had died down as anticipated (less than 6 KTS), but the low level turbulence was more than I had counted on (just choppy).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION. LOW FLT OVER HOUSES.

Narrative: I DEPARTED THE AGRICULTURAL STRIP RELATIVELY LATE IN THE EVENING TO SPRAY TREES FOR GYPSY MOTH CTL. I HAD WAITED UNTIL EVENING (SUNSET IS APPROX XA20 LCL TIME) TO ENSURE OPTIMUM CONDITIONS AT THE APPLICATION SITE. THE SITE IS LOCATED OUTSIDE OF MY NORMAL OPERATING AREA, NECESSITATING A FERRY OF APPROX 20 MINS EACH WAY. THE AERIAL MAP THAT THE CUSTOMER FURNISHED SHOWED THE AREA TO BE RELATIVELY OPEN WITH FEW OBSTACLES AND VERY FEW HOUSES. UPON ARR AT THE APPLICATION SITE THERE WERE A COUPLE MORE HOUSES THAN ANTICIPATED, NO REAL PROB, BUT IT WOULD REQUIRE MORE MANEUVERING THAN ANTICIPATED TO MAINTAIN CLRNC. THE WIND HAD DIED DOWN AS ANTICIPATED (LESS THAN 6 KTS), BUT THE LOW LEVEL TURB WAS MORE THAN I HAD COUNTED ON (JUST CHOPPY).

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.