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Pilot of a great lakes biplane was flying low along the shoreline when he sighted a person on the beach. He apparently disturbed the person even though he pulled up and out to sea.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 428260 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199902 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : nfg.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 50 msl bound upper : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 22000 flight time type : 11000 |
| ASRS Report | 428260 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | observation : observer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewa other other : observer 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Long rifle cleared us through R2533 at or below 500 ft AGL. We were flying from sna to san to sna. We had a tour of san harbor and stopped at crg (palomar) for lunch before flying back to sna. It was a beautiful day! Low tide, with a nice flat, wide, nearly deserted beach to land on if the engine decided to quit. We were low at times, maybe 50 ft or so at times where there were no people, which was most of the time. When I saw people, I would climb and turn out to sea to stay clear of them. I didn't see 1 guy though, and he didn't look too happy to see us! We were probably 500 ft horizontal, but maybe a little closer to him. If he called, please tell him we're sorry! We shouldn't have been so low.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A GREAT LAKES BIPLANE WAS FLYING LOW ALONG THE SHORELINE WHEN HE SIGHTED A PERSON ON THE BEACH. HE APPARENTLY DISTURBED THE PERSON EVEN THOUGH HE PULLED UP AND OUT TO SEA.
Narrative: LONG RIFLE CLRED US THROUGH R2533 AT OR BELOW 500 FT AGL. WE WERE FLYING FROM SNA TO SAN TO SNA. WE HAD A TOUR OF SAN HARBOR AND STOPPED AT CRG (PALOMAR) FOR LUNCH BEFORE FLYING BACK TO SNA. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY! LOW TIDE, WITH A NICE FLAT, WIDE, NEARLY DESERTED BEACH TO LAND ON IF THE ENG DECIDED TO QUIT. WE WERE LOW AT TIMES, MAYBE 50 FT OR SO AT TIMES WHERE THERE WERE NO PEOPLE, WHICH WAS MOST OF THE TIME. WHEN I SAW PEOPLE, I WOULD CLB AND TURN OUT TO SEA TO STAY CLR OF THEM. I DIDN'T SEE 1 GUY THOUGH, AND HE DIDN'T LOOK TOO HAPPY TO SEE US! WE WERE PROBABLY 500 FT HORIZ, BUT MAYBE A LITTLE CLOSER TO HIM. IF HE CALLED, PLEASE TELL HIM WE'RE SORRY! WE SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN SO LOW.
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.