Small aircraft home built flown in proximity of obstruction, a farmer's home, in violation of far.

Attributes
ACN	191958
Time
Date	199110
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : leb
State Reference	NH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 100 agl bound upper : 150
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : hpn
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 1200 flight time type : 10
ASRS Report	191958
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : observer
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
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:

While on a pleasure sightseeing flight in my home built aircraft, I decided to practice an approach to landing in a mowed farmers field. I make 2 low passes over the field, each followed by a full power 'go around' maneuver. During these 2 'gars' with a left hand pattern, and at an altitude of 150 ft climbing to 300 ft AGL, I believe my turn was approximately 200- 300 ft outside a residence which lay near the left corner of the departure end of the field. I then made a third lower approach and executed another 'go around'. During this maneuver, I may have turned left sooner, bringing me closer to the residence and at an altitude of 100-150 ft AGL. Although not intentional, this was a careless and unthinking maneuver. Later in speaking with the occupants, I discovered they were frightened and mad. (They said I had flown over their house 5 times even though I am sure it was 3 times). I expressed my sincere apologies, and assured them it was not my intention to frighten them and that I would not do it again. I believe they had not previously had any experience with small planes, which contributed to their frightened attitude. In retrospect, I chose a field too close to a residence to practice this type of maneuver. Another time, I would take into account the proximity of buildings and choose a location which would permit my flight path to stay away from buildings. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information. Reporter apparently soothed the observer's feelings as no action has been taken as of this date by farmer.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA HOME BUILT FLOWN IN PROX OF OBSTRUCTION, A FARMER'S HOME, IN VIOLATION OF FAR.

Narrative: WHILE ON A PLEASURE SIGHTSEEING FLT IN MY HOME BUILT ACFT, I DECIDED TO PRACTICE AN APCH TO LNDG IN A MOWED FARMERS FIELD. I MAKE 2 LOW PASSES OVER THE FIELD, EACH FOLLOWED BY A FULL PWR 'GAR' MANEUVER. DURING THESE 2 'GARS' WITH A L HAND PATTERN, AND AT AN ALT OF 150 FT CLBING TO 300 FT AGL, I BELIEVE MY TURN WAS APPROX 200- 300 FT OUTSIDE A RESIDENCE WHICH LAY NEAR THE L CORNER OF THE DEP END OF THE FIELD. I THEN MADE A THIRD LOWER APCH AND EXECUTED ANOTHER 'GAR'. DURING THIS MANEUVER, I MAY HAVE TURNED L SOONER, BRINGING ME CLOSER TO THE RESIDENCE AND AT AN ALT OF 100-150 FT AGL. ALTHOUGH NOT INTENTIONAL, THIS WAS A CARELESS AND UNTHINKING MANEUVER. LATER IN SPEAKING WITH THE OCCUPANTS, I DISCOVERED THEY WERE FRIGHTENED AND MAD. (THEY SAID I HAD FLOWN OVER THEIR HOUSE 5 TIMES EVEN THOUGH I AM SURE IT WAS 3 TIMES). I EXPRESSED MY SINCERE APOLOGIES, AND ASSURED THEM IT WAS NOT MY INTENTION TO FRIGHTEN THEM AND THAT I WOULD NOT DO IT AGAIN. I BELIEVE THEY HAD NOT PREVIOUSLY HAD ANY EXPERIENCE WITH SMALL PLANES, WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THEIR FRIGHTENED ATTITUDE. IN RETROSPECT, I CHOSE A FIELD TOO CLOSE TO A RESIDENCE TO PRACTICE THIS TYPE OF MANEUVER. ANOTHER TIME, I WOULD TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE PROX OF BUILDINGS AND CHOOSE A LOCATION WHICH WOULD PERMIT MY FLT PATH TO STAY AWAY FROM BUILDINGS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO. RPTR APPARENTLY SOOTHED THE OBSERVER'S FEELINGS AS NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN AS OF THIS DATE BY FARMER.

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.