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Low level civil operation in an agricultural operation flies over buildings at less than specified by federal aviation regulations.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 177634 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199105 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tn81 |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8000 |
| ASRS Report | 177634 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : observer |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On 5/91, I was applying fungicide to 2 20-acre fields near franklin, tn. There was a subdivision near these fields. The only way to apply the chemical near the ends of the fields was to overfly the subdivision. I waited until the aircraft was light before attempting this. I made 2 passes over the subdivision at approximately 500' AGL. I did not consider this an unsafe practice; however, some residents later complained. The only way I could have avoided this situation was to refuse to spray the ends of the fields.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LOW LEVEL CIVIL OPERATION IN AN AGRICULTURAL OPERATION FLIES OVER BUILDINGS AT LESS THAN SPECIFIED BY FEDERAL AVIATION REGS.
Narrative: ON 5/91, I WAS APPLYING FUNGICIDE TO 2 20-ACRE FIELDS NEAR FRANKLIN, TN. THERE WAS A SUBDIVISION NEAR THESE FIELDS. THE ONLY WAY TO APPLY THE CHEMICAL NEAR THE ENDS OF THE FIELDS WAS TO OVERFLY THE SUBDIVISION. I WAITED UNTIL THE ACFT WAS LIGHT BEFORE ATTEMPTING THIS. I MADE 2 PASSES OVER THE SUBDIVISION AT APPROX 500' AGL. I DID NOT CONSIDER THIS AN UNSAFE PRACTICE; HOWEVER, SOME RESIDENTS LATER COMPLAINED. THE ONLY WAY I COULD HAVE AVOIDED THIS SITUATION WAS TO REFUSE TO SPRAY THE ENDS OF THE FIELDS.
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.