Small aircraft pilot accused of flying low over boats on lake. Did not have medical in possession.

Attributes
ACN	145045
Time
Date	199005
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : t04
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 400 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 12 flight time total : 1400 flight time type : 4
ASRS Report	145045
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	faa : assigned or threatened penalties faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

Following an air show at the georgetown airport, I took a friend for a ride in my small aircraft. We flew out west of the airport over north fork lake, where we observed boating and water skiers. Our flight time was about 30 mins. Upon returning to the airport, an FAA safety inspector from the san antonio office introduced himself and said he had observed us making low passes over the lake closer than 500' to boating traffic. I told him I thought we had maintained 500' clearance. At no time did we conduct acrobatic flight. The FAA inspector examined the aircraft registration papers and flight worthiness certificate. He also looked at my license (private pilot southeast land). During an earlier flight this yr, I had lost my log book and medical certificate out of the aircraft baggage compartment. The medical certificate was taped inside the log book. The inspector said he wanted evidence of my medical certificate. On 5/tues/90, I took a class ii medical examination and passed west/O restriction. I mailed a copy of the medical certificate to the FAA inspector at his san antonio address. I called the FAA office in san antonio. The inspector I had talked with in georgetown was on vacation for the next 3 weeks. His supervisor said I would receive a registered letter from the FAA, and that some type of certificate action would probably result from this incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT ACCUSED OF FLYING LOW OVER BOATS ON LAKE. DID NOT HAVE MEDICAL IN POSSESSION.

Narrative: FOLLOWING AN AIR SHOW AT THE GEORGETOWN ARPT, I TOOK A FRIEND FOR A RIDE IN MY SMA. WE FLEW OUT W OF THE ARPT OVER N FORK LAKE, WHERE WE OBSERVED BOATING AND WATER SKIERS. OUR FLT TIME WAS ABOUT 30 MINS. UPON RETURNING TO THE ARPT, AN FAA SAFETY INSPECTOR FROM THE SAN ANTONIO OFFICE INTRODUCED HIMSELF AND SAID HE HAD OBSERVED US MAKING LOW PASSES OVER THE LAKE CLOSER THAN 500' TO BOATING TFC. I TOLD HIM I THOUGHT WE HAD MAINTAINED 500' CLRNC. AT NO TIME DID WE CONDUCT ACROBATIC FLT. THE FAA INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE ACFT REGISTRATION PAPERS AND FLT WORTHINESS CERTIFICATE. HE ALSO LOOKED AT MY LICENSE (PVT PLT SE LAND). DURING AN EARLIER FLT THIS YR, I HAD LOST MY LOG BOOK AND MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OUT OF THE ACFT BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT. THE MEDICAL CERTIFICATE WAS TAPED INSIDE THE LOG BOOK. THE INSPECTOR SAID HE WANTED EVIDENCE OF MY MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. ON 5/TUES/90, I TOOK A CLASS II MEDICAL EXAMINATION AND PASSED W/O RESTRICTION. I MAILED A COPY OF THE MEDICAL CERTIFICATE TO THE FAA INSPECTOR AT HIS SAN ANTONIO ADDRESS. I CALLED THE FAA OFFICE IN SAN ANTONIO. THE INSPECTOR I HAD TALKED WITH IN GEORGETOWN WAS ON VACATION FOR THE NEXT 3 WKS. HIS SUPVR SAID I WOULD RECEIVE A REGISTERED LETTER FROM THE FAA, AND THAT SOME TYPE OF CERTIFICATE ACTION WOULD PROBABLY RESULT FROM THIS INCIDENT.

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.