An small aircraft pilot may have flown low over uneven terrain while sight-seeing.

Attributes
ACN	246056
Time
Date	199307
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : slc
State Reference	UT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : slc
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 8 flight time total : 220 flight time type : 70
ASRS Report	246056
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : observer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
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:

In sum: an small aircraft pilot was flying 3 friends on a sight-seeing flight near slc. An observer on the ground reported him as being too low. Apparently the terrain is very irregular. The reporter would like the aeronautical charts to have more contour information available. He believes that the ground observer must have used binoculars to determine his n-number.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA PLT MAY HAVE FLOWN LOW OVER UNEVEN TERRAIN WHILE SIGHT-SEEING.

Narrative: IN SUM: AN SMA PLT WAS FLYING 3 FRIENDS ON A SIGHT-SEEING FLT NEAR SLC. AN OBSERVER ON THE GND RPTED HIM AS BEING TOO LOW. APPARENTLY THE TERRAIN IS VERY IRREGULAR. THE RPTR WOULD LIKE THE AERO CHARTS TO HAVE MORE CONTOUR INFO AVAILABLE. HE BELIEVES THAT THE GND OBSERVER MUST HAVE USED BINOCULARS TO DETERMINE HIS N-NUMBER.

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.