Admits to low flying over populated areas at the request of passenger.

Attributes
ACN	193450
Time
Date	199110
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bwi airport : mtn
State Reference	MD
Altitude	agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 1000 flight time type : 830
ASRS Report	193450
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Low altitude event or flyby at the request of a passenger. I'm not going to say that there was any danger of illegality as my aircraft was never less than 500 ft from the ground or closer than 2000 ft from any structure or person, however, I feel that from now on 1000 ft or higher in all sparsely populated areas when passengers are on board is appropriate. Further, it is arguable, now that I consider the area whether or not it is in fact sparsely populated or just populated. I will fly higher and with more care.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ADMITS TO LOW FLYING OVER POPULATED AREAS AT THE REQUEST OF PAX.

Narrative: LOW ALT EVENT OR FLYBY AT THE REQUEST OF A PAX. I'M NOT GOING TO SAY THAT THERE WAS ANY DANGER OF ILLEGALITY AS MY ACFT WAS NEVER LESS THAN 500 FT FROM THE GND OR CLOSER THAN 2000 FT FROM ANY STRUCTURE OR PERSON, HOWEVER, I FEEL THAT FROM NOW ON 1000 FT OR HIGHER IN ALL SPARSELY POPULATED AREAS WHEN PAXS ARE ON BOARD IS APPROPRIATE. FURTHER, IT IS ARGUABLE, NOW THAT I CONSIDER THE AREA WHETHER OR NOT IT IS IN FACT SPARSELY POPULATED OR JUST POPULATED. I WILL FLY HIGHER AND WITH MORE CARE.

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.