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Pilot of a banner towing cessna 172 descended below the minimum safe altitude over a populated coastal ocean pier, due to fog bank restricting him from a higher altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 482300 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200008 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : smo.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 600 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Weather Elements | Fog |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sct.tracon tower : smo.tower |
| Operator | Other |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : holding |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 482300 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far non adherence other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Weather |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Unintended flight over extension of santa monica pier while maneuvering to stay clear of incoming fog bank while towing a banner.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A BANNER TOWING CESSNA 172 DSNDED BELOW THE MINIMUM SAFE ALT OVER A POPULATED COASTAL OCEAN PIER, DUE TO FOG BANK RESTRICTING HIM FROM A HIGHER ALT.
Narrative: UNINTENDED FLT OVER EXTENSION OF SANTA MONICA PIER WHILE MANEUVERING TO STAY CLR OF INCOMING FOG BANK WHILE TOWING A BANNER.
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.