Flight below 2000 ft AGL over the lake mead national recreation area.

Attributes
ACN	476840
Time
Date	200006
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : las.vortac
State Reference	NV
Altitude	msl single value : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Experimental
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
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 : 20 flight time total : 420 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	476840
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	observation : passenger other personnel other
Qualification	other other : pax
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was giving a person I met at airport a ride in my plane. I gave control to him while over lake mead national recreation area. He banked and descended below the minimum 2000 ft required above area. I resumed control and we climbed back to a legal altitude. I learned to be more careful when giving rides, and not assume every pilot is a careful one.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT BELOW 2000 FT AGL OVER THE LAKE MEAD NATL RECREATION AREA.

Narrative: I WAS GIVING A PERSON I MET AT ARPT A RIDE IN MY PLANE. I GAVE CTL TO HIM WHILE OVER LAKE MEAD NATL RECREATION AREA. HE BANKED AND DSNDED BELOW THE MINIMUM 2000 FT REQUIRED ABOVE AREA. I RESUMED CTL AND WE CLBED BACK TO A LEGAL ALT. I LEARNED TO BE MORE CAREFUL WHEN GIVING RIDES, AND NOT ASSUME EVERY PLT IS A CAREFUL ONE.

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.