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Small aircraft amphibian pilot contacted by FAA inspector and charged with low flight over water operation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 188518 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199109 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : fll |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 100 msl bound upper : 200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : fll |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around landing other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual enroute other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 188518 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On sep/fri/91, I received a telephone call from the FAA office in ft lauderdale, fl, informing me that an FAA inspector had reported a low flying aircraft, idented as me and had filed a report. I idented myself as the PIC on that flight and answered several questions of me. Upon reaching the ft lauderdale area, northbound, I spotted a good area to dive in. I made 1 wide 360 degree turn and came in approximately 1000 ft off shore to land in smoother water. Then deciding that there was not sufficient time to dive, I discontinued the landing and continued northbound, returning to lantana airport at approximately XA15 P.M. The altitude for the landing at ft lauderdale was flown at 100 ft with shallow banks. 1 360 degree turn was made through the entire flight. Although the altitude was low, the airplane was always in a position to make a safe emergency landing on the water. I would have maintained at least 500- 1000 ft over the water if flying in a land airplane. It is normal to abort a landing just before touchdown and normal to make several passes to check the landing area and alert people in the water of an intended landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA AMPHIBIAN PLT CONTACTED BY FAA INSPECTOR AND CHARGED WITH LOW FLT OVER WATER OP.
Narrative: ON SEP/FRI/91, I RECEIVED A TELEPHONE CALL FROM THE FAA OFFICE IN FT LAUDERDALE, FL, INFORMING ME THAT AN FAA INSPECTOR HAD RPTED A LOW FLYING ACFT, IDENTED AS ME AND HAD FILED A RPT. I IDENTED MYSELF AS THE PIC ON THAT FLT AND ANSWERED SEVERAL QUESTIONS OF ME. UPON REACHING THE FT LAUDERDALE AREA, NBOUND, I SPOTTED A GOOD AREA TO DIVE IN. I MADE 1 WIDE 360 DEG TURN AND CAME IN APPROX 1000 FT OFF SHORE TO LAND IN SMOOTHER WATER. THEN DECIDING THAT THERE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TIME TO DIVE, I DISCONTINUED THE LNDG AND CONTINUED NBOUND, RETURNING TO LANTANA ARPT AT APPROX XA15 P.M. THE ALT FOR THE LNDG AT FT LAUDERDALE WAS FLOWN AT 100 FT WITH SHALLOW BANKS. 1 360 DEG TURN WAS MADE THROUGH THE ENTIRE FLT. ALTHOUGH THE ALT WAS LOW, THE AIRPLANE WAS ALWAYS IN A POS TO MAKE A SAFE EMER LNDG ON THE WATER. I WOULD HAVE MAINTAINED AT LEAST 500- 1000 FT OVER THE WATER IF FLYING IN A LAND AIRPLANE. IT IS NORMAL TO ABORT A LNDG JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN AND NORMAL TO MAKE SEVERAL PASSES TO CHK THE LNDG AREA AND ALERT PEOPLE IN THE WATER OF AN INTENDED LNDG.
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.