Agricultural operation turbulent conditions, result in close pass of building and complaint by owner...

Attributes
ACN	87318
Time
Date	198805
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 9ko
State Reference	KS
Altitude	agl bound lower : 100 agl bound upper : 400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5600 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	87318
Person 2
Function	observation : observer
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While making chemical dispersal passes to field in an east and west direction the pilot was unable to maintain min structure clearance from a house that was located at the west edge of the field near the pullup area. Wind was found to be very gusty during the turnaround and my plans to skirt around the residence per far's were impossible to execute because of unplanned turbulence during pullup and turnaround. Callback conversation with reporter revealed following. Property owner had complained to the FSDO office. Wind conditions were marginal for spraying but the account was pressing to get the job done. Report was made to the FSDO office as to the conditions of the operation and feels that will be the end of it. Did advise he operates under far part 137 but the regulation he was accused of violating is practically a direct quote from part 91 hazardous operation of aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AGRICULTURAL OPERATION TURBULENT CONDITIONS, RESULT IN CLOSE PASS OF BUILDING AND COMPLAINT BY OWNER.

Narrative: WHILE MAKING CHEMICAL DISPERSAL PASSES TO FIELD IN AN E AND W DIRECTION THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN MIN STRUCTURE CLRNC FROM A HOUSE THAT WAS LOCATED AT THE W EDGE OF THE FIELD NEAR THE PULLUP AREA. WIND WAS FOUND TO BE VERY GUSTY DURING THE TURNAROUND AND MY PLANS TO SKIRT AROUND THE RESIDENCE PER FAR'S WERE IMPOSSIBLE TO EXECUTE BECAUSE OF UNPLANNED TURB DURING PULLUP AND TURNAROUND. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED FOLLOWING. PROPERTY OWNER HAD COMPLAINED TO THE FSDO OFFICE. WIND CONDITIONS WERE MARGINAL FOR SPRAYING BUT THE ACCOUNT WAS PRESSING TO GET THE JOB DONE. RPT WAS MADE TO THE FSDO OFFICE AS TO THE CONDITIONS OF THE OPERATION AND FEELS THAT WILL BE THE END OF IT. DID ADVISE HE OPERATES UNDER FAR PART 137 BUT THE REG HE WAS ACCUSED OF VIOLATING IS PRACTICALLY A DIRECT QUOTE FROM PART 91 HAZARDOUS OPERATION OF ACFT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.