FAA inspector alleges instructor and student making approach too low at N07.

Attributes
ACN	179669
Time
Date	199105
Day	Wed
Place
Locale Reference	airport : n07
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 1050 flight time type : 70
ASRS Report	179669
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was teaching my student no-flap lndgs at an uncontrolled field in nj. The field had no VASI lights. There is a displaced threshold on the field. We did approximately 3 takeoffs and lndgs. An elderly man who was an FAA inspector was watching me. We were taxiing back to the active runway when he waved us off the taxiway. He said we looked a little too low and asked if we were landing on the proper side of the threshold. I told the man that we were landing beyond the displaced threshold. I also told him that we were practicing no-flap lndgs. I continued and said I did not think that we were low. He asked to see my license. I told him I was in a big rush. I handed him my license. He copied down my # and gave the license back to me. He then asked to see the documents on board. I told him again that I was in a big rush and needed to get back to the airport. I asked him if there was going to be a problem. He said not if the aircraft was legal, and also if I came in a little higher next time. I then left.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FAA INSPECTOR ALLEGES INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT MAKING APCH TOO LOW AT N07.

Narrative: I WAS TEACHING MY STUDENT NO-FLAP LNDGS AT AN UNCONTROLLED FIELD IN NJ. THE FIELD HAD NO VASI LIGHTS. THERE IS A DISPLACED THRESHOLD ON THE FIELD. WE DID APPROX 3 TKOFS AND LNDGS. AN ELDERLY MAN WHO WAS AN FAA INSPECTOR WAS WATCHING ME. WE WERE TAXIING BACK TO THE ACTIVE RWY WHEN HE WAVED US OFF THE TXWY. HE SAID WE LOOKED A LITTLE TOO LOW AND ASKED IF WE WERE LNDG ON THE PROPER SIDE OF THE THRESHOLD. I TOLD THE MAN THAT WE WERE LNDG BEYOND THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD. I ALSO TOLD HIM THAT WE WERE PRACTICING NO-FLAP LNDGS. I CONTINUED AND SAID I DID NOT THINK THAT WE WERE LOW. HE ASKED TO SEE MY LICENSE. I TOLD HIM I WAS IN A BIG RUSH. I HANDED HIM MY LICENSE. HE COPIED DOWN MY # AND GAVE THE LICENSE BACK TO ME. HE THEN ASKED TO SEE THE DOCUMENTS ON BOARD. I TOLD HIM AGAIN THAT I WAS IN A BIG RUSH AND NEEDED TO GET BACK TO THE ARPT. I ASKED HIM IF THERE WAS GOING TO BE A PROB. HE SAID NOT IF THE ACFT WAS LEGAL, AND ALSO IF I CAME IN A LITTLE HIGHER NEXT TIME. I THEN LEFT.

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.