Narrative:

When I started flying in the fall of 2000, my friends and I were talking about when I receive my license, to take them up on a ride sometime. We got to talking more about this and having an idea to fly over the football field on homecoming night, before the game. Before sunset, I took off from the aitkin airport. I did 3 touch and go's and went to fly over cedar brook (to the west of the airport). Then as I was coming back to town, I went east, southeast to go over the football field. As I went over the field my altimeter read 1900 ft MSL(which is 700 ft from ground). But the local law enforcement officer was watching and he said I was 100 ft above the ground. So my altimeter was at fault. Then I lnded shortly after the low pass that I made. I thought I was legal for doing such an act. But I misinterpreted the FAA's rules. I thought that you can be 500 ft away from any person, vessel, vehicle or structure. The parts or rules I violated were part 91.119 (B) and 91.13. This was a poor decision and bad judgment on my behalf, to make a low pass over a congested area. I did not take the time to read any precautions that I should have made prior to the flight. I have learned my lesson to use good judgement and good decisions on what to do in the air. Also I shall take time to read about and prepare for any flight I am about to take to insure the legality and safety of the flight.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: STUDENT PLT IS RPTED TO BE FLYING TOO LOW OVER A STADIUM DURING A FOOTBALL GAME BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.

Narrative: WHEN I STARTED FLYING IN THE FALL OF 2000, MY FRIENDS AND I WERE TALKING ABOUT WHEN I RECEIVE MY LICENSE, TO TAKE THEM UP ON A RIDE SOMETIME. WE GOT TO TALKING MORE ABOUT THIS AND HAVING AN IDEA TO FLY OVER THE FOOTBALL FIELD ON HOMECOMING NIGHT, BEFORE THE GAME. BEFORE SUNSET, I TOOK OFF FROM THE AITKIN ARPT. I DID 3 TOUCH AND GO'S AND WENT TO FLY OVER CEDAR BROOK (TO THE W OF THE ARPT). THEN AS I WAS COMING BACK TO TOWN, I WENT E, SE TO GO OVER THE FOOTBALL FIELD. AS I WENT OVER THE FIELD MY ALTIMETER READ 1900 FT MSL(WHICH IS 700 FT FROM GND). BUT THE LCL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER WAS WATCHING AND HE SAID I WAS 100 FT ABOVE THE GND. SO MY ALTIMETER WAS AT FAULT. THEN I LNDED SHORTLY AFTER THE LOW PASS THAT I MADE. I THOUGHT I WAS LEGAL FOR DOING SUCH AN ACT. BUT I MISINTERPRETED THE FAA'S RULES. I THOUGHT THAT YOU CAN BE 500 FT AWAY FROM ANY PERSON, VESSEL, VEHICLE OR STRUCTURE. THE PARTS OR RULES I VIOLATED WERE PART 91.119 (B) AND 91.13. THIS WAS A POOR DECISION AND BAD JUDGMENT ON MY BEHALF, TO MAKE A LOW PASS OVER A CONGESTED AREA. I DID NOT TAKE THE TIME TO READ ANY PRECAUTIONS THAT I SHOULD HAVE MADE PRIOR TO THE FLT. I HAVE LEARNED MY LESSON TO USE GOOD JUDGEMENT AND GOOD DECISIONS ON WHAT TO DO IN THE AIR. ALSO I SHALL TAKE TIME TO READ ABOUT AND PREPARE FOR ANY FLT I AM ABOUT TO TAKE TO INSURE THE LEGALITY AND SAFETY OF THE FLT.

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.