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The reporter landed on an ice covered river. A police officer thought the act was illegal, if not unsafe.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 328560 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199602 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : 3cm |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 8 flight time total : 1225 |
| ASRS Report | 328560 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I was observed doing a touch and go landing on a frozen river by a police officer. The officer later approached me about the landing and clearly did not understand the far's governing such action. The officer's lack of knowledge about aircraft operation led to the opinion that the landing was unsafe because 'the airplane didn't have steel spikes in case I had to stop.' I believe that local law enforcement personnel should be trained on basic aircraft operation and not try to preempt FARS. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated he was flying a taylor craft BL65. The aircraft was configured on wheels and not skis. There was no action taken against the reporter for landing on the river.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE RPTR LANDED ON AN ICE COVERED RIVER. A POLICE OFFICER THOUGHT THE ACT WAS ILLEGAL, IF NOT UNSAFE.
Narrative: I WAS OBSERVED DOING A TOUCH AND GO LNDG ON A FROZEN RIVER BY A POLICE OFFICER. THE OFFICER LATER APCHED ME ABOUT THE LNDG AND CLRLY DID NOT UNDERSTAND THE FAR'S GOVERNING SUCH ACTION. THE OFFICER'S LACK OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT ACFT OP LED TO THE OPINION THAT THE LNDG WAS UNSAFE BECAUSE 'THE AIRPLANE DIDN'T HAVE STEEL SPIKES IN CASE I HAD TO STOP.' I BELIEVE THAT LCL LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL SHOULD BE TRAINED ON BASIC ACFT OP AND NOT TRY TO PREEMPT FARS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED HE WAS FLYING A TAYLOR CRAFT BL65. THE ACFT WAS CONFIGURED ON WHEELS AND NOT SKIS. THERE WAS NO ACTION TAKEN AGAINST THE RPTR FOR LNDG ON THE RIVER.
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.