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Pilot of M20C relinquishes control of aircraft to second pilot who proceeds to descend to 10-15 ft AGL on low passes. This occurs in open countryside.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 364315 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199703 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : i52 |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 10 agl bound upper : 15 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | M-20 B/C Ranger |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : observer observation : passenger |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 400 flight time type : 12 |
| ASRS Report | 364315 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
During a business flight, I had flown most of the trip to and from wisconsin. On the return flight, about 8 mi to the southeast of lafayette, the other pilot, a CFI mei rated pilot, takes over as PIC at which point he descends from 5500 ft and then makes several low passes as low as 10-15 ft above the surface. These low passes were made through open farm fields and not near to any building or structures. I did confirm his status as PIC, and also asked about the safety and legality of his flying and was informed that he would take responsibility for his actions.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF M20C RELINQUISHES CTL OF ACFT TO SECOND PLT WHO PROCEEDS TO DSND TO 10-15 FT AGL ON LOW PASSES. THIS OCCURS IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE.
Narrative: DURING A BUSINESS FLT, I HAD FLOWN MOST OF THE TRIP TO AND FROM WISCONSIN. ON THE RETURN FLT, ABOUT 8 MI TO THE SE OF LAFAYETTE, THE OTHER PLT, A CFI MEI RATED PLT, TAKES OVER AS PIC AT WHICH POINT HE DSNDS FROM 5500 FT AND THEN MAKES SEVERAL LOW PASSES AS LOW AS 10-15 FT ABOVE THE SURFACE. THESE LOW PASSES WERE MADE THROUGH OPEN FARM FIELDS AND NOT NEAR TO ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURES. I DID CONFIRM HIS STATUS AS PIC, AND ALSO ASKED ABOUT THE SAFETY AND LEGALITY OF HIS FLYING AND WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR HIS ACTIONS.
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.