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C172 private pilot 'flat hatted' a high school and descended as low as 500 ft. Upon return to home airport was advised to contact police.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 381690 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199710 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : nel |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| 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 |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 38 flight time total : 55 flight time type : 54 |
| ASRS Report | 381690 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | faa : assigned or threatened penalties faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While circling around a high school, I lost my altitude awareness and descended to 1000 ft MSL for a few moments. I made 3 circles around high school and left area. As soon as I regained situational awareness, I immediately regained my altitude to 1500 ft. Upon returning to nel, I became aware that the manchester police department was called and in turn called nel base operations. Total time for flight was .6 hours on the hobbs. Human performance considerations: concentration on outside of cockpit. Non sterile cockpit -- was talking to passenger. Lack of experience.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 PVT PLT 'FLAT HATTED' A HIGH SCHOOL AND DSNDED AS LOW AS 500 FT. UPON RETURN TO HOME ARPT WAS ADVISED TO CONTACT POLICE.
Narrative: WHILE CIRCLING AROUND A HIGH SCHOOL, I LOST MY ALT AWARENESS AND DSNDED TO 1000 FT MSL FOR A FEW MOMENTS. I MADE 3 CIRCLES AROUND HIGH SCHOOL AND LEFT AREA. AS SOON AS I REGAINED SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, I IMMEDIATELY REGAINED MY ALT TO 1500 FT. UPON RETURNING TO NEL, I BECAME AWARE THAT THE MANCHESTER POLICE DEPT WAS CALLED AND IN TURN CALLED NEL BASE OPS. TOTAL TIME FOR FLT WAS .6 HRS ON THE HOBBS. HUMAN PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS: CONCENTRATION ON OUTSIDE OF COCKPIT. NON STERILE COCKPIT -- WAS TALKING TO PAX. LACK OF EXPERIENCE.
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.