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Private pilot of a C180 flew over a recreational lake and dam at 100 ft above ground level contrary to safe minimum altitude regulations.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 357111 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199612 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : jli |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5800 msl bound upper : 5800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zla |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 180 Skywagon |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 357111 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : observer |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While mountain flying in the hills around mt cuyamaca I flew over lake cuyamaca dam about 100 ft. Contributing factor: flying low in mountain area. To prevent a recurrence I need to fly higher in the area.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT OF A C180 FLEW OVER A RECREATIONAL LAKE AND DAM AT 100 FT ABOVE GND LEVEL CONTRARY TO SAFE MINIMUM ALT REGS.
Narrative: WHILE MOUNTAIN FLYING IN THE HILLS AROUND MT CUYAMACA I FLEW OVER LAKE CUYAMACA DAM ABOUT 100 FT. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR: FLYING LOW IN MOUNTAIN AREA. TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE I NEED TO FLY HIGHER IN THE AREA.
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.