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Ultra light aircraft flies over river bridge in remote area at 250 ft and is cited by government blm for not being 1000 ft over it.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 556457 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200208 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | OR |
| Altitude | agl single value : 400 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Ultralight |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : 204 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 23 flight time total : 23 flight time type : 23 |
| ASRS Report | 556457 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government other |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated faa : assigned or threatened penalties |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Airspace Structure Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
Flying up river canyon at 400 ft AGL came around a corner, saw bridge. Flew about 250 ft over bridge, was cited for flying under 1000 ft AGL by blm. I did not know about altitude restrs. FAA part 103 does not require to know these rules, but I know this one now.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ULTRA LIGHT ACFT FLIES OVER RIVER BRIDGE IN REMOTE AREA AT 250 FT AND IS CITED BY GOV BLM FOR NOT BEING 1000 FT OVER IT.
Narrative: FLYING UP RIVER CANYON AT 400 FT AGL CAME AROUND A CORNER, SAW BRIDGE. FLEW ABOUT 250 FT OVER BRIDGE, WAS CITED FOR FLYING UNDER 1000 FT AGL BY BLM. I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT ALT RESTRS. FAA PART 103 DOES NOT REQUIRE TO KNOW THESE RULES, BUT I KNOW THIS ONE NOW.
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.