GA small aircraft controlled flight toward terrain.

Attributes
ACN	127217
Time
Date	198910
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cvs
State Reference	TN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	127217
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was flying over the local area at 500' AGL, wbound and looking at the golf course. I did not realize how fast the terrain was rising in this area. I pulled up, but may have gone below 500' AGL by the top of the hill.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA CONTROLLED FLT TOWARD TERRAIN.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING OVER THE LCL AREA AT 500' AGL, WBOUND AND LOOKING AT THE GOLF COURSE. I DID NOT REALIZE HOW FAST THE TERRAIN WAS RISING IN THIS AREA. I PULLED UP, BUT MAY HAVE GONE BELOW 500' AGL BY THE TOP OF THE HILL.

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.