Private pilot flies 2 different aircraft on 2 separate days over the same route and is being investi...

Attributes
ACN	518351
Time
Date	200107
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jzi.airport
State Reference	SC
Altitude	msl single value : 50
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Champion Citabria 7ECA
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : enroute altitude change
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 3 flight time total : 891 flight time type : 764
ASRS Report	518351
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : gnd obs
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Took a sightseeing flight around XA00 jul/wed/01 and jul/sat/01. Departed private strip, flew eastward to seabrook beach at an altitude of no less than 900 ft and 60 mph over the inland waterways. After reaching the southern end of seabrook beech, I turned north flying up the beach (approximately 1000 ft off my left wing) at an altitude of 50-150 ft over the water at a speed of approximately 50-55 mph. I continued flying north up the shoreline towards folly beach, flying the beaches in the same manner. North of folly beach, I made a right turn around a deserted lighthouse in front of morris island. I then headed southeast back towards folly beach passing over north folly beach at about 100 ft AGL. I then made a left turn offshore circling to gain altitude (400 ft AGL). At this point I headed inland towards jzi, climbing to pattern altitude. On both days I flew, I flew the same flight patterns and altitudes. Making proper transitions from offshore to inland areas would have prevented the problems that I have brought upon myself.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT FLIES 2 DIFFERENT ACFT ON 2 SEPARATE DAYS OVER THE SAME RTE AND IS BEING INVESTIGATED FOR LOW FLT OVER A POPULATED AREA E OF CHS, SC.

Narrative: TOOK A SIGHTSEEING FLT AROUND XA00 JUL/WED/01 AND JUL/SAT/01. DEPARTED PVT STRIP, FLEW EASTWARD TO SEABROOK BEACH AT AN ALT OF NO LESS THAN 900 FT AND 60 MPH OVER THE INLAND WATERWAYS. AFTER REACHING THE SOUTHERN END OF SEABROOK BEECH, I TURNED N FLYING UP THE BEACH (APPROX 1000 FT OFF MY L WING) AT AN ALT OF 50-150 FT OVER THE WATER AT A SPD OF APPROX 50-55 MPH. I CONTINUED FLYING N UP THE SHORELINE TOWARDS FOLLY BEACH, FLYING THE BEACHES IN THE SAME MANNER. N OF FOLLY BEACH, I MADE A R TURN AROUND A DESERTED LIGHTHOUSE IN FRONT OF MORRIS ISLAND. I THEN HEADED SE BACK TOWARDS FOLLY BEACH PASSING OVER N FOLLY BEACH AT ABOUT 100 FT AGL. I THEN MADE A L TURN OFFSHORE CIRCLING TO GAIN ALT (400 FT AGL). AT THIS POINT I HEADED INLAND TOWARDS JZI, CLBING TO PATTERN ALT. ON BOTH DAYS I FLEW, I FLEW THE SAME FLT PATTERNS AND ALTS. MAKING PROPER TRANSITIONS FROM OFFSHORE TO INLAND AREAS WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THE PROBS THAT I HAVE BROUGHT UPON MYSELF.

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.

Private pilot flies 2 different aircraft on 2 separate days over the same route and is being investigated for low flight over a populated area east of chs, sc.