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A photo mission pilot inadvertently descends to 400 ft AGL which brought complaints from residents in the neighborhood.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 528120 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200310 |
| Day | Mon |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 1k1.airport |
| State Reference | KS |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 400 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 450 |
| ASRS Report | 528120 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other spatial deviation |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Situation occurred while returning from taking pictures of a country ranch. The photographer requested we go by another house and take pictures. The house is in a rural housing area. We made four passes starting from 1000 ft AGL. I concentrated on airspeed and position. The altitude drifted down to about 400 ft AGL. Upon returning to the airport I found a citizen had called to complain about a low flying aircraft. I need to hold altitude or else never agree to do another photo mission.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PHOTO MISSION PLT INADVERTENTLY DSNDS TO 400 FT AGL WHICH BROUGHT COMPLAINTS FROM RESIDENTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
Narrative: SIT OCCURRED WHILE RETURNING FROM TAKING PICTURES OF A COUNTRY RANCH. THE PHOTOGRAPHER REQUESTED WE GO BY ANOTHER HOUSE AND TAKE PICTURES. THE HOUSE IS IN A RURAL HOUSING AREA. WE MADE FOUR PASSES STARTING FROM 1000 FT AGL. I CONCENTRATED ON AIRSPEED AND POS. THE ALT DRIFTED DOWN TO ABOUT 400 FT AGL. UPON RETURNING TO THE ARPT I FOUND A CITIZEN HAD CALLED TO COMPLAIN ABOUT A LOW FLYING ACFT. I NEED TO HOLD ALT OR ELSE NEVER AGREE TO DO ANOTHER PHOTO MISSION.
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.