Private pilot on a sightseeing flight of the lax area. While in the sfra corridor may have come too ...

Attributes
ACN	359447
Time
Date	199702
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lax airport : bur
State Reference	CA
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax tower : hts
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 14 flight time total : 522 flight time type : 17
ASRS Report	359447
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

A gentleman I know from work met me at bur airport with some of his family and friends, for a 1 hour sightseeing flight over the los angeles area. I flew them along my usual route -- through cahuenga pass, left turn to the east, pass in front of hollywood sign and observatory, around dodger stadium, back to cahuenga pass to the sfra, straight to palos verdes and back to bur. The event occurred as I flew through the sfra. As I approached the area, I noticed some scattered clouds in the vicinity. They appeared far enough apart to allow me to fly through the corridor without violating any VFR's, or sfra rules. But as I flew through, it looked like I may have come within less than a 2000 ft horizontal distance of the clouds. It is difficult to judge the distance from clouds.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT ON A SIGHTSEEING FLT OF THE LAX AREA. WHILE IN THE SFRA CORRIDOR MAY HAVE COME TOO CLOSE TO CLOUDS.

Narrative: A GENTLEMAN I KNOW FROM WORK MET ME AT BUR ARPT WITH SOME OF HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS, FOR A 1 HR SIGHTSEEING FLT OVER THE LOS ANGELES AREA. I FLEW THEM ALONG MY USUAL RTE -- THROUGH CAHUENGA PASS, L TURN TO THE E, PASS IN FRONT OF HOLLYWOOD SIGN AND OBSERVATORY, AROUND DODGER STADIUM, BACK TO CAHUENGA PASS TO THE SFRA, STRAIGHT TO PALOS VERDES AND BACK TO BUR. THE EVENT OCCURRED AS I FLEW THROUGH THE SFRA. AS I APCHED THE AREA, I NOTICED SOME SCATTERED CLOUDS IN THE VICINITY. THEY APPEARED FAR ENOUGH APART TO ALLOW ME TO FLY THROUGH THE CORRIDOR WITHOUT VIOLATING ANY VFR'S, OR SFRA RULES. BUT AS I FLEW THROUGH, IT LOOKED LIKE I MAY HAVE COME WITHIN LESS THAN A 2000 FT HORIZ DISTANCE OF THE CLOUDS. IT IS DIFFICULT TO JUDGE THE DISTANCE FROM CLOUDS.

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.

Private pilot on a sightseeing flight of the lax area. While in the sfra corridor may have come too close to clouds.