CFI flies below legal altitude while dropping car keys to boyfriend.

Attributes
ACN	310300
Time
Date	199507
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 4g7
State Reference	WV
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
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 1000 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	310300
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I got to work (FBO) and realized I had boyfriend's car keys. He had to be at work very shortly (airline pilot -- could not be late) and I decided to fly his keys to airport closer to house rather than drive 45 mins home. Halfway there I decided to drop keys over house rather than stop at airport, borrow car, drive home, in which case he'd be really late. I called our unicom, arranged with secretary to call boyfriend and had him waiting outside to get keys. Drop went ok, he found keys, and I flew back to work. Upon landing, I realized how stupid what I did was -- didn't check WX, poor preflight, etc. Although I stayed above 500 ft AGL (I live in fairly unpopulated area), whole idea was dumb. Next time I won't do it -- realize sometimes I exhibit impulsive behavior -- need to think things through!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CFI FLIES BELOW LEGAL ALT WHILE DROPPING CAR KEYS TO BOYFRIEND.

Narrative: I GOT TO WORK (FBO) AND REALIZED I HAD BOYFRIEND'S CAR KEYS. HE HAD TO BE AT WORK VERY SHORTLY (AIRLINE PLT -- COULD NOT BE LATE) AND I DECIDED TO FLY HIS KEYS TO ARPT CLOSER TO HOUSE RATHER THAN DRIVE 45 MINS HOME. HALFWAY THERE I DECIDED TO DROP KEYS OVER HOUSE RATHER THAN STOP AT ARPT, BORROW CAR, DRIVE HOME, IN WHICH CASE HE'D BE REALLY LATE. I CALLED OUR UNICOM, ARRANGED WITH SECRETARY TO CALL BOYFRIEND AND HAD HIM WAITING OUTSIDE TO GET KEYS. DROP WENT OK, HE FOUND KEYS, AND I FLEW BACK TO WORK. UPON LNDG, I REALIZED HOW STUPID WHAT I DID WAS -- DIDN'T CHK WX, POOR PREFLT, ETC. ALTHOUGH I STAYED ABOVE 500 FT AGL (I LIVE IN FAIRLY UNPOPULATED AREA), WHOLE IDEA WAS DUMB. NEXT TIME I WON'T DO IT -- REALIZE SOMETIMES I EXHIBIT IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR -- NEED TO THINK THINGS THROUGH!

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.