<< >> NASA ASRS Report 336944, May 1996

The reporter is accused by an irate airport neighbor of flying too low in the process of taking off and landing at the airport.

Attributes
ACN	336944
Time
Date	199605
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zid
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 300 agl bound upper : 600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Beechjet 400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 95 flight time total : 5900 flight time type : 405
ASRS Report	336944
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We did a normal approach and landing in VFR conditions at our home base airport which we've been operating out of for a long period of time. And earlier this same day, we did a normal takeoff out of the same airport. After landing, we were approached by an irate person who accused us of flying too low over his house and violating the FARS. He claimed we were less than 1000 ft. Yes we were because he lives very close to our runway, I believe on final approach about .3 mi from the end of our runway. I then explained to him that the distance requirements do not apply to aircraft during takeoff and landing as per far part 91.119 which in this case definitely applies. He was an ignorant person who would not listen to my explanation or accept it. He made threats of reporting us for low flying. We did nothing out of the ordinary and we did nothing contrary to FARS.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE RPTR IS ACCUSED BY AN IRATE ARPT NEIGHBOR OF FLYING TOO LOW IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING OFF AND LNDG AT THE ARPT.

Narrative: WE DID A NORMAL APCH AND LNDG IN VFR CONDITIONS AT OUR HOME BASE ARPT WHICH WE'VE BEEN OPERATING OUT OF FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. AND EARLIER THIS SAME DAY, WE DID A NORMAL TKOF OUT OF THE SAME ARPT. AFTER LNDG, WE WERE APCHED BY AN IRATE PERSON WHO ACCUSED US OF FLYING TOO LOW OVER HIS HOUSE AND VIOLATING THE FARS. HE CLAIMED WE WERE LESS THAN 1000 FT. YES WE WERE BECAUSE HE LIVES VERY CLOSE TO OUR RWY, I BELIEVE ON FINAL APCH ABOUT .3 MI FROM THE END OF OUR RWY. I THEN EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT THE DISTANCE REQUIREMENTS DO NOT APPLY TO ACFT DURING TKOF AND LNDG AS PER FAR PART 91.119 WHICH IN THIS CASE DEFINITELY APPLIES. HE WAS AN IGNORANT PERSON WHO WOULD NOT LISTEN TO MY EXPLANATION OR ACCEPT IT. HE MADE THREATS OF RPTING US FOR LOW FLYING. WE DID NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY AND WE DID NOTHING CONTRARY TO FARS.

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.