Small aircraft pilot in possible low flight over lake reporter by observer.

Attributes
ACN	179799
Time
Date	199105
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ptk
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1500 agl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	179799
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : observer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On this pleasure flight I overflew pme lake, upon which my family was spending some time on the beach. I was in touch with pontiac tower as to my orbiting the lake, and as to my altitude, 2500' MSL, and pine lake is approximately 980' MSL. I maintained over 1500' AGL at all times, and I was constantly squawking altitude on mode C. There are no large obstructions in the area. The area is north of the detroit TCA, which was no factor. I submit this report because a witness stated that the aircraft seemed low, and was able to determine the color of the aircraft, although not the registration #. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: callback completed to see if observer had turned pilot into the FAA and whether any action pending. Reporter claims he was at altitude reported and that witness/reporter was his wife. Since he does represent defendants in cases of violation with the FAA, he decided to follow his advice of sending in a report in case anyone else thought he was too law. Further stated that his wife was 'user friendly' and not likely to turn him in on a violation of federal aviation regulations.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT IN POSSIBLE LOW FLT OVER LAKE REPORTER BY OBSERVER.

Narrative: ON THIS PLEASURE FLT I OVERFLEW PME LAKE, UPON WHICH MY FAMILY WAS SPENDING SOME TIME ON THE BEACH. I WAS IN TOUCH WITH PONTIAC TWR AS TO MY ORBITING THE LAKE, AND AS TO MY ALT, 2500' MSL, AND PINE LAKE IS APPROX 980' MSL. I MAINTAINED OVER 1500' AGL AT ALL TIMES, AND I WAS CONSTANTLY SQUAWKING ALT ON MODE C. THERE ARE NO LARGE OBSTRUCTIONS IN THE AREA. THE AREA IS N OF THE DETROIT TCA, WHICH WAS NO FACTOR. I SUBMIT THIS RPT BECAUSE A WITNESS STATED THAT THE ACFT SEEMED LOW, AND WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THE COLOR OF THE ACFT, ALTHOUGH NOT THE REGISTRATION #. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: CALLBACK COMPLETED TO SEE IF OBSERVER HAD TURNED PLT INTO THE FAA AND WHETHER ANY ACTION PENDING. RPTR CLAIMS HE WAS AT ALT RPTED AND THAT WITNESS/RPTR WAS HIS WIFE. SINCE HE DOES REPRESENT DEFENDANTS IN CASES OF VIOLATION WITH THE FAA, HE DECIDED TO FOLLOW HIS ADVICE OF SENDING IN A RPT IN CASE ANYONE ELSE THOUGHT HE WAS TOO LAW. FURTHER STATED THAT HIS WIFE WAS 'USER FRIENDLY' AND NOT LIKELY TO TURN HIM IN ON A VIOLATION OF FEDERAL AVIATION REGS.

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.