Flight instructor touches wingtip to lake after too low of an approach and pull up.

Attributes
ACN	443898
Time
Date	199907
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hyr.airport
State Reference	WI
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sfo.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	M-20 B/C Ranger
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	enroute other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	443898
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : regained aircraft control
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During a VFR flight from hayward, wi, pilot planned to take photographs of recent tornado damage to a nearby town. On the way to the photo area, pilot planned and flew a low approach to a nearby lake. At the completion of the low approach, pilot initiated a left climbing turn. As airplane rolled left, left wingtip contacted surface of lake. Following the climb out, pilot flew airplane to hayward airport and landed without further incident. Contributing factors: glassy water, dusk, poor visual references reducing pilot's depth perception. Corrective actions: limit low approach altitude to 500 ft AGL, unless intending to land. Human performance considerations: poor pilot judgement, poor depth perception, pilot error.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT INSTRUCTOR TOUCHES WINGTIP TO LAKE AFTER TOO LOW OF AN APCH AND PULL UP.

Narrative: DURING A VFR FLT FROM HAYWARD, WI, PLT PLANNED TO TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS OF RECENT TORNADO DAMAGE TO A NEARBY TOWN. ON THE WAY TO THE PHOTO AREA, PLT PLANNED AND FLEW A LOW APCH TO A NEARBY LAKE. AT THE COMPLETION OF THE LOW APCH, PLT INITIATED A L CLBING TURN. AS AIRPLANE ROLLED L, L WINGTIP CONTACTED SURFACE OF LAKE. FOLLOWING THE CLBOUT, PLT FLEW AIRPLANE TO HAYWARD ARPT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: GLASSY WATER, DUSK, POOR VISUAL REFS REDUCING PLT'S DEPTH PERCEPTION. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: LIMIT LOW APCH ALT TO 500 FT AGL, UNLESS INTENDING TO LAND. HUMAN PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS: POOR PLT JUDGEMENT, POOR DEPTH PERCEPTION, PLT ERROR.

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.