A low level flight near a dam causes concern.

Attributes
ACN	537466
Time
Date	200201
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 300 agl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Person 1
Affiliation	government other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 2872 flight time type : 442
ASRS Report	537466
Person 2
Function	observation : observer other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry inflight encounter : turbulence non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

While flying deer collar locations, I followed one via radio direction finder to the dam. I descended from 2000 ft AGL to 300 ft AGL to get a positive location for ground retrieval. The collar beacon brought me to within 3/4 mi of the dam. I did a quick location and departed the area. Later that afternoon, I was informed that my low level flight had shaken up some of the park's personnel, so I called them and apologized for not calling them before the flight and that I would call prior to any further flts.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A LOW LEVEL FLT NEAR A DAM CAUSES CONCERN.

Narrative: WHILE FLYING DEER COLLAR LOCATIONS, I FOLLOWED ONE VIA RADIO DIRECTION FINDER TO THE DAM. I DSNDED FROM 2000 FT AGL TO 300 FT AGL TO GET A POSITIVE LOCATION FOR GND RETRIEVAL. THE COLLAR BEACON BROUGHT ME TO WITHIN 3/4 MI OF THE DAM. I DID A QUICK LOCATION AND DEPARTED THE AREA. LATER THAT AFTERNOON, I WAS INFORMED THAT MY LOW LEVEL FLT HAD SHAKEN UP SOME OF THE PARK'S PERSONNEL, SO I CALLED THEM AND APOLOGIZED FOR NOT CALLING THEM BEFORE THE FLT AND THAT I WOULD CALL PRIOR TO ANY FURTHER FLTS.

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.