GA small aircraft flew over an aircraft accident sight investigation at less than 500'.

Attributes
ACN	143072
Time
Date	199004
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sgf
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 50 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : wjf
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000
ASRS Report	143072
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was flying low, 50', over a field and came upon a line of trees with some trucks parked among them. I pulled up to try and get to 500' above them and was unable to do so. Thus violating the far's. It seemed as though the trucks were involved with an airplane crash investigation that was going on on the other side of the trees that had occurred that morning or earlier the previous night. Although I had no knowledge of the investigation or accident, I was taken totally by surprise and tried as best as I could to reach sufficient altitude before crossing and turning away from the scene. The area around for miles was open pastureland and tree-lined country.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA FLEW OVER AN ACFT ACCIDENT SIGHT INVESTIGATION AT LESS THAN 500'.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING LOW, 50', OVER A FIELD AND CAME UPON A LINE OF TREES WITH SOME TRUCKS PARKED AMONG THEM. I PULLED UP TO TRY AND GET TO 500' ABOVE THEM AND WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THUS VIOLATING THE FAR'S. IT SEEMED AS THOUGH THE TRUCKS WERE INVOLVED WITH AN AIRPLANE CRASH INVESTIGATION THAT WAS GOING ON ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TREES THAT HAD OCCURRED THAT MORNING OR EARLIER THE PREVIOUS NIGHT. ALTHOUGH I HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE INVESTIGATION OR ACCIDENT, I WAS TAKEN TOTALLY BY SURPRISE AND TRIED AS BEST AS I COULD TO REACH SUFFICIENT ALT BEFORE XING AND TURNING AWAY FROM THE SCENE. THE AREA AROUND FOR MILES WAS OPEN PASTURELAND AND TREE-LINED COUNTRY.

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.