Low level flight practicing simulated emergency lndgs disturbs ground observers. Report to FAA.

Attributes
ACN	156848
Time
Date	199009
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gok
State Reference	OK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lga
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 11 flight time total : 155 flight time type : 155
ASRS Report	156848
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : observer
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
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Someone complained to an FAA inspector that I was 'flying low in a dangerous and unsafe manner.' this was approximately 16 mi south of crabtree airport over open country and very sparcely settled. On every flight I make I practice an engine out (simulated) emergency off airport approach to a landing. Because of the open pasture land east of and to the south of my daughter and son-in-law's property, I made some simulated engine out approachs, and at no time did I get below minimums, always at approach speed, and at no time was there ever any danger to anyone on the ground, nor was there ever any unsafe maneuvers. Had I been aware that this would be offensive to anyone, I would have never thought of doing this, and in the future will never do this again in the vicinity of these complainers, who undoubtedly do not know the first thing about aircraft or flying. I am not sure that this form is to be used for something like this, but I am submitting it anyway just to be sure that I am protecting myself from these kind of people.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LOW LEVEL FLT PRACTICING SIMULATED EMERGENCY LNDGS DISTURBS GND OBSERVERS. REPORT TO FAA.

Narrative: SOMEONE COMPLAINED TO AN FAA INSPECTOR THAT I WAS 'FLYING LOW IN A DANGEROUS AND UNSAFE MANNER.' THIS WAS APPROX 16 MI S OF CRABTREE ARPT OVER OPEN COUNTRY AND VERY SPARCELY SETTLED. ON EVERY FLT I MAKE I PRACTICE AN ENG OUT (SIMULATED) EMER OFF ARPT APCH TO A LNDG. BECAUSE OF THE OPEN PASTURE LAND E OF AND TO THE S OF MY DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW'S PROPERTY, I MADE SOME SIMULATED ENG OUT APCHS, AND AT NO TIME DID I GET BELOW MINIMUMS, ALWAYS AT APCH SPD, AND AT NO TIME WAS THERE EVER ANY DANGER TO ANYONE ON THE GND, NOR WAS THERE EVER ANY UNSAFE MANEUVERS. HAD I BEEN AWARE THAT THIS WOULD BE OFFENSIVE TO ANYONE, I WOULD HAVE NEVER THOUGHT OF DOING THIS, AND IN THE FUTURE WILL NEVER DO THIS AGAIN IN THE VICINITY OF THESE COMPLAINERS, WHO UNDOUBTEDLY DO NOT KNOW THE FIRST THING ABOUT ACFT OR FLYING. I AM NOT SURE THAT THIS FORM IS TO BE USED FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS, BUT I AM SUBMITTING IT ANYWAY JUST TO BE SURE THAT I AM PROTECTING MYSELF FROM THESE KIND OF PEOPLE.

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.