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Pilot of small aircraft made normal departure from airport traffic pattern but had complaint filed against him by airport because of noise.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 162901 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199011 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 4a0 |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 162901 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
| Situations | |
| Airport | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
I made a normal takeoff on runway 11. After climbing to a safe altitude, I made a 45 degree departure from the pattern. I later learned that my departure had me over the home of a chronic complainer of airport noise. The neighbor had made such a fuss over my departure that the airport was forced to file a complaint against me. The airport is facing possible closure due to complaints. I feel this is a very sad situation. The airport has no posted noise abatement procedure, but is willing to pursue pilots operating under normal procedures based on pressure from neighbors. A posted departure procedure is certainly in order.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMA MADE NORMAL DEP FROM ARPT TRAFFIC PATTERN BUT HAD COMPLAINT FILED AGAINST HIM BY ARPT BECAUSE OF NOISE.
Narrative: I MADE A NORMAL TKOF ON RWY 11. AFTER CLBING TO A SAFE ALT, I MADE A 45 DEG DEP FROM THE PATTERN. I LATER LEARNED THAT MY DEP HAD ME OVER THE HOME OF A CHRONIC COMPLAINER OF ARPT NOISE. THE NEIGHBOR HAD MADE SUCH A FUSS OVER MY DEP THAT THE ARPT WAS FORCED TO FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST ME. THE ARPT IS FACING POSSIBLE CLOSURE DUE TO COMPLAINTS. I FEEL THIS IS A VERY SAD SITUATION. THE ARPT HAS NO POSTED NOISE ABATEMENT PROC, BUT IS WILLING TO PURSUE PLTS OPERATING UNDER NORMAL PROCS BASED ON PRESSURE FROM NEIGHBORS. A POSTED DEP PROC IS CERTAINLY IN ORDER.
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.