GA pilot, making a low level pass with passenger, overshot 500 ft point, overflying cars and residen...

Attributes
ACN	514571
Time
Date	200106
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : okc.airport
State Reference	OK
Altitude	agl single value : 1000
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	descent : vacating altitude
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 760 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	514571
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course flight crew : became reoriented
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After takeoff and climb to altitude and flight for 30 mins, a descent was started and I intended to stop it at 500 ft AGL. While descending, a passenger became very nervous. I began to talk to the passenger to comfort her. My descent was stopped at around 300 ft AGL and I immediately climbed back to 500-600 ft AGL to overfly a road/church/few houses. There were very few cars on the road as we overflew it and no people in the church parking lot.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA PLT, MAKING A LOW LEVEL PASS WITH PAX, OVERSHOT 500 FT POINT, OVERFLYING CARS AND RESIDENCES AT 300 FT.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF AND CLB TO ALT AND FLT FOR 30 MINS, A DSCNT WAS STARTED AND I INTENDED TO STOP IT AT 500 FT AGL. WHILE DSNDING, A PAX BECAME VERY NERVOUS. I BEGAN TO TALK TO THE PAX TO COMFORT HER. MY DSCNT WAS STOPPED AT AROUND 300 FT AGL AND I IMMEDIATELY CLBED BACK TO 500-600 FT AGL TO OVERFLY A ROAD/CHURCH/FEW HOUSES. THERE WERE VERY FEW CARS ON THE ROAD AS WE OVERFLEW IT AND NO PEOPLE IN THE CHURCH PARKING LOT.

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.

GA pilot, making a low level pass with passenger, overshot 500 ft point, overflying cars and residences at 300 ft.