Sheriff nabs GA pilot for flying too low in vicinity of lake elmo (21D).

Attributes
ACN	179694
Time
Date	199105
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 21d
State Reference	MN
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 8 flight time total : 1800 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	179694
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : observer
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

May have violated minimums over st croix river. Was at 500' over river. Sheriff said upon landing that minimums were 1000 or 1500'. It is not marked on maps or charts. On min map, it says to call XXX-XXXX. I have since done that and have been referred 3 times and have not gotten an answer yet. To prevent recurrence, it would be nice to have on charts the operating altitude. Ps: I still don't know what altitude is minimum. Reason I was there is that my brother lives on the river, and when I come to the cities, I fly by his house and he or my parents come to the airport and pick me up.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SHERIFF NABS GA PLT FOR FLYING TOO LOW IN VICINITY OF LAKE ELMO (21D).

Narrative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

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.