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Student pilot flew below the MSA during his second solo flight when he flew at approximately 100-200 ft above a large football stadium which was full of spectators. He believed that he had permission since the class B airspace controller advised him to stay clear of the class B airspace at a very low MSL altitude which was nearly as low as the terrain on which the stadium was located.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 353782 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199611 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : slc airport : u42 |
| State Reference | UT |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 100 agl bound upper : 300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : slc |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 152 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 600 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 353782 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On reported date, my student went out on his second solo flight. Winds were calm, visibility good, air traffic light. 2 local colleges were playing football games at rice stadium, east of salt lake city. My student is a big football fan and decided to fly over the stadium during the game. He said that he told salt lake clearance of his intentions and that after being handed over to departure control, he was instructed to remain at or below 5500 ft. Elevation at rice stadium is approximately 5300 ft MSL. Student made several passes over the game and caused enough concern to people in the bleachers that several people with cellular phones called in complaints. One person in attendance reported that the plane was no more than 100 ft above the stadium lights. ATC then informed student that he was too low and that they were getting complaints. Student then returned to salt lake and landed. After landing he was given a phone number to call. He talked to someone named X who informed him of his violation and lectured him on the dangers of what he'd done. Student reasoning was that he was only following ATC instructions of staying at or below 5500 ft. Student is very young (barely 16) and up to this point has been very responsible in his flying. When I was informed of the incident I immediately phoned student and lectured him severely. Prior to him soloing, we had spent several hours on the ground going over altitude restrs and the responsibility of the pilot to refuse an ATC instruction if it were going to put him in a situation of danger or violation of an far. I asked student if he remembered those conversations. He said he did. He was extremely embarrassed by what he'd done and admitted to being very naive. I don't believe he'll make the same mistake again. We will go over those lessons again.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: STUDENT PLT FLEW BELOW THE MSA DURING HIS SECOND SOLO FLT WHEN HE FLEW AT APPROX 100-200 FT ABOVE A LARGE FOOTBALL STADIUM WHICH WAS FULL OF SPECTATORS. HE BELIEVED THAT HE HAD PERMISSION SINCE THE CLASS B AIRSPACE CTLR ADVISED HIM TO STAY CLR OF THE CLASS B AIRSPACE AT A VERY LOW MSL ALT WHICH WAS NEARLY AS LOW AS THE TERRAIN ON WHICH THE STADIUM WAS LOCATED.
Narrative: ON RPTED DATE, MY STUDENT WENT OUT ON HIS SECOND SOLO FLT. WINDS WERE CALM, VISIBILITY GOOD, AIR TFC LIGHT. 2 LCL COLLEGES WERE PLAYING FOOTBALL GAMES AT RICE STADIUM, E OF SALT LAKE CITY. MY STUDENT IS A BIG FOOTBALL FAN AND DECIDED TO FLY OVER THE STADIUM DURING THE GAME. HE SAID THAT HE TOLD SALT LAKE CLRNC OF HIS INTENTIONS AND THAT AFTER BEING HANDED OVER TO DEP CTL, HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO REMAIN AT OR BELOW 5500 FT. ELEVATION AT RICE STADIUM IS APPROX 5300 FT MSL. STUDENT MADE SEVERAL PASSES OVER THE GAME AND CAUSED ENOUGH CONCERN TO PEOPLE IN THE BLEACHERS THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH CELLULAR PHONES CALLED IN COMPLAINTS. ONE PERSON IN ATTENDANCE RPTED THAT THE PLANE WAS NO MORE THAN 100 FT ABOVE THE STADIUM LIGHTS. ATC THEN INFORMED STUDENT THAT HE WAS TOO LOW AND THAT THEY WERE GETTING COMPLAINTS. STUDENT THEN RETURNED TO SALT LAKE AND LANDED. AFTER LNDG HE WAS GIVEN A PHONE NUMBER TO CALL. HE TALKED TO SOMEONE NAMED X WHO INFORMED HIM OF HIS VIOLATION AND LECTURED HIM ON THE DANGERS OF WHAT HE'D DONE. STUDENT REASONING WAS THAT HE WAS ONLY FOLLOWING ATC INSTRUCTIONS OF STAYING AT OR BELOW 5500 FT. STUDENT IS VERY YOUNG (BARELY 16) AND UP TO THIS POINT HAS BEEN VERY RESPONSIBLE IN HIS FLYING. WHEN I WAS INFORMED OF THE INCIDENT I IMMEDIATELY PHONED STUDENT AND LECTURED HIM SEVERELY. PRIOR TO HIM SOLOING, WE HAD SPENT SEVERAL HRS ON THE GND GOING OVER ALT RESTRS AND THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PLT TO REFUSE AN ATC INSTRUCTION IF IT WERE GOING TO PUT HIM IN A SIT OF DANGER OR VIOLATION OF AN FAR. I ASKED STUDENT IF HE REMEMBERED THOSE CONVERSATIONS. HE SAID HE DID. HE WAS EXTREMELY EMBARRASSED BY WHAT HE'D DONE AND ADMITTED TO BEING VERY NAIVE. I DON'T BELIEVE HE'LL MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE AGAIN. WE WILL GO OVER THOSE LESSONS AGAIN.
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.