PA32 pilot flies too low and too close to a 'hidden' building during a practice forced landing.

Attributes
ACN	389909
Time
Date	199712
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : c52
State Reference	WI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 200 agl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent other ground : parked
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 4200 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	389900
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Practicing emergency lndgs. Building hidden in trees on snow covered ground. May have come within 1000 ft horizontally of building.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA32 PLT FLIES TOO LOW AND TOO CLOSE TO A 'HIDDEN' BUILDING DURING A PRACTICE FORCED LNDG.

Narrative: PRACTICING EMER LNDGS. BUILDING HIDDEN IN TREES ON SNOW COVERED GND. MAY HAVE COME WITHIN 1000 FT HORIZLY OF BUILDING.

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.