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While walking on the ramp, the reporter, a private pilot, noticed a C182 circling to the west of the airport at low altitude, about 400-500 ft MSL.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 366020 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199704 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 21n |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 400 msl bound upper : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : observer |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 26 flight time total : 157 |
| ASRS Report | 366020 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We parked our plane and as we were heading towards the facilities' office building, we noticed a pilot who had just taken off, violating the FARS. Nature of the violation: low altitude circling to the west of the airport at about 400-500 ft. Make and model of the aircraft: C182 fixed gear.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WHILE WALKING ON THE RAMP, THE RPTR, A PVT PLT, NOTICED A C182 CIRCLING TO THE W OF THE ARPT AT LOW ALT, ABOUT 400-500 FT MSL.
Narrative: WE PARKED OUR PLANE AND AS WE WERE HDG TOWARDS THE FACILITIES' OFFICE BUILDING, WE NOTICED A PLT WHO HAD JUST TAKEN OFF, VIOLATING THE FARS. NATURE OF THE VIOLATION: LOW ALT CIRCLING TO THE W OF THE ARPT AT ABOUT 400-500 FT. MAKE AND MODEL OF THE ACFT: C182 FIXED GEAR.
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.