C152 pilot was accused of low flying by local police.

Attributes
ACN	474770
Time
Date	200005
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tmb.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d10.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 152
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 280 flight time total : 1200
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	observation : passenger other personnel other
Qualification	other other : pax
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

On may/sun/00, around XA00 pm, I went flying with a friend in a cessna 152 from tamiami airport, fl. We took off heading west to do some maneuvers. We spent around 20-30 mins west of the tamiami airport. We went south. We had this video camera and my friend wanted to film the zone which he found very pretty. After that we went back west of tamiami airport and we stayed there for another 10-15 mins and after that we landed at the same airport. After the landing and we closed the airplane, a policeman from dade county came to me asking for my license number and my medical certificate. He told me that my aircraft was flying too low. I have been flying for 24 yrs and I have never been involved in a violation and I did not go below 1000 ft as he says.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C152 PLT WAS ACCUSED OF LOW FLYING BY LCL POLICE.

Narrative: ON MAY/SUN/00, AROUND XA00 PM, I WENT FLYING WITH A FRIEND IN A CESSNA 152 FROM TAMIAMI ARPT, FL. WE TOOK OFF HEADING W TO DO SOME MANEUVERS. WE SPENT AROUND 20-30 MINS W OF THE TAMIAMI ARPT. WE WENT S. WE HAD THIS VIDEO CAMERA AND MY FRIEND WANTED TO FILM THE ZONE WHICH HE FOUND VERY PRETTY. AFTER THAT WE WENT BACK W OF TAMIAMI ARPT AND WE STAYED THERE FOR ANOTHER 10-15 MINS AND AFTER THAT WE LANDED AT THE SAME ARPT. AFTER THE LNDG AND WE CLOSED THE AIRPLANE, A POLICEMAN FROM DADE COUNTY CAME TO ME ASKING FOR MY LICENSE NUMBER AND MY MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. HE TOLD ME THAT MY ACFT WAS FLYING TOO LOW. I HAVE BEEN FLYING FOR 24 YRS AND I HAVE NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN A VIOLATION AND I DID NOT GO BELOW 1000 FT AS HE SAYS.

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.