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An agricultural pilot received a complaint from a house resident located near a field over which he was dispensing dry fertilizer. The FAA was investigating the matter.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 374844 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199707 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 0g8 |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 40 agl bound upper : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time total : 8000 |
| ASRS Report | 374844 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : observer |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I am owner and operator of an aerial application business and have been an agricultural pilot for 25 yrs. On jul/mon/97, I was applying dry fertilizer in a field that I had worked 2 yrs before. Most of the area is farm land but there was a row of houses to the west so I worked the field in such a way as to avoid flying over the homes. Several days after the field was finished I was told by the FAA many of the residents were upset and reported the incident and the FAA would have to investigate. Since I had no problem when I worked the field 2 yrs previous I did not think there would be a problem this time. Many times I will not work a field if I think a problem like this will occur. I still do not know what houses reported or if there was just a problem that people became alarmed because I was just flying nearby. I cannot quit working yet but this field is one I will not work again.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN AGRICULTURAL PLT RECEIVED A COMPLAINT FROM A HOUSE RESIDENT LOCATED NEAR A FIELD OVER WHICH HE WAS DISPENSING DRY FERTILIZER. THE FAA WAS INVESTIGATING THE MATTER.
Narrative: I AM OWNER AND OPERATOR OF AN AERIAL APPLICATION BUSINESS AND HAVE BEEN AN AGRICULTURAL PLT FOR 25 YRS. ON JUL/MON/97, I WAS APPLYING DRY FERTILIZER IN A FIELD THAT I HAD WORKED 2 YRS BEFORE. MOST OF THE AREA IS FARM LAND BUT THERE WAS A ROW OF HOUSES TO THE W SO I WORKED THE FIELD IN SUCH A WAY AS TO AVOID FLYING OVER THE HOMES. SEVERAL DAYS AFTER THE FIELD WAS FINISHED I WAS TOLD BY THE FAA MANY OF THE RESIDENTS WERE UPSET AND RPTED THE INCIDENT AND THE FAA WOULD HAVE TO INVESTIGATE. SINCE I HAD NO PROB WHEN I WORKED THE FIELD 2 YRS PREVIOUS I DID NOT THINK THERE WOULD BE A PROB THIS TIME. MANY TIMES I WILL NOT WORK A FIELD IF I THINK A PROB LIKE THIS WILL OCCUR. I STILL DO NOT KNOW WHAT HOUSES RPTED OR IF THERE WAS JUST A PROB THAT PEOPLE BECAME ALARMED BECAUSE I WAS JUST FLYING NEARBY. I CANNOT QUIT WORKING YET BUT THIS FIELD IS ONE I WILL NOT WORK 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.