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Pilot of an small transport suspected of low altitude civil flight by FAA inspector after he made a low approach to an uncontrolled airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 318579 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199510 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : wv12 |
| State Reference | WV |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 100 agl bound upper : 200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : crw |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : missed approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 150 |
| ASRS Report | 318579 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On oct/thu/95 I was flying from hts to crw. I flew into WV12 air traffic area for a practice approach with permission from the owner. I made a practice approach to the runway, at approximately 100- 200 ft AGL, I executed a missed approach, per LOA with crw ATC, I flew northbound from the airport and proceeded to talk to crw approach. There was an FAA inspector at the field. He assumed I was flying too low to houses. I feel there was no violation whatsoever. I did everything by the book entering the traffic pattern, stating my intentions on unicom 122.9 and executing the missed approach. I had landed at crw after the practice approach. An FAA inspector approached me and asked if I'd been flying at that airport, I told him I made a practice approach. The FAA inspector did not see the approach, he just heard me fly over. He is trying to get people who were there to say I did something wrong, so he can violate me. This is wrong! The system does not need this.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SMT SUSPECTED OF LOW ALT CIVIL FLT BY FAA INSPECTOR AFTER HE MADE A LOW APCH TO AN UNCTLED ARPT.
Narrative: ON OCT/THU/95 I WAS FLYING FROM HTS TO CRW. I FLEW INTO WV12 ATA FOR A PRACTICE APCH WITH PERMISSION FROM THE OWNER. I MADE A PRACTICE APCH TO THE RWY, AT APPROX 100- 200 FT AGL, I EXECUTED A MISSED APCH, PER LOA WITH CRW ATC, I FLEW NBOUND FROM THE ARPT AND PROCEEDED TO TALK TO CRW APCH. THERE WAS AN FAA INSPECTOR AT THE FIELD. HE ASSUMED I WAS FLYING TOO LOW TO HOUSES. I FEEL THERE WAS NO VIOLATION WHATSOEVER. I DID EVERYTHING BY THE BOOK ENTERING THE TFC PATTERN, STATING MY INTENTIONS ON UNICOM 122.9 AND EXECUTING THE MISSED APCH. I HAD LANDED AT CRW AFTER THE PRACTICE APCH. AN FAA INSPECTOR APCHED ME AND ASKED IF I'D BEEN FLYING AT THAT ARPT, I TOLD HIM I MADE A PRACTICE APCH. THE FAA INSPECTOR DID NOT SEE THE APCH, HE JUST HEARD ME FLY OVER. HE IS TRYING TO GET PEOPLE WHO WERE THERE TO SAY I DID SOMETHING WRONG, SO HE CAN VIOLATE ME. THIS IS WRONG! THE SYS DOES NOT NEED THIS.
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.