Private pilot of an small aircraft single engine land aircraft inadvertently flew below minimum requ...

Attributes
ACN	250885
Time
Date	199309
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : stf
State Reference	MS
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time total : 127
ASRS Report	250885
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

My girlfriend and I went up for a pleasure flight. When we passed over the mississippi state university campus, we noticed a game was in progress at the stadium. My intention was to maintain 1500 MSL. We made several passes over the stadium and left the vicinity. We returned for 1 more pass. As I approached the stadium I noticed that I was not maintaining 1500 MSL, and was flying at about 1000 MSL. In light of the present condition (which I do not condone), I made the decision to maintain positive control of my aircraft without taking any sudden action which could have led to a situation of imminent danger. I do regret not maintaining proper altitude, and I would like to take this opportunity to state that I did not act with harmful intent. I now intend to cooperate fully with all authorities and perform whatever needs to be done to restore any lost confidence in my ability to maintain the standard of safety applicable to all pilots.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT OF AN SMA SINGLE ENG LAND ACFT INADVERTENTLY FLEW BELOW MINIMUM REQUIRED ALT OVER UNIVERSITY STADIUM WHERE A GAME WAS IN PROGRESS.

Narrative: MY GIRLFRIEND AND I WENT UP FOR A PLEASURE FLT. WHEN WE PASSED OVER THE MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS, WE NOTICED A GAME WAS IN PROGRESS AT THE STADIUM. MY INTENTION WAS TO MAINTAIN 1500 MSL. WE MADE SEVERAL PASSES OVER THE STADIUM AND LEFT THE VICINITY. WE RETURNED FOR 1 MORE PASS. AS I APCHED THE STADIUM I NOTICED THAT I WAS NOT MAINTAINING 1500 MSL, AND WAS FLYING AT ABOUT 1000 MSL. IN LIGHT OF THE PRESENT CONDITION (WHICH I DO NOT CONDONE), I MADE THE DECISION TO MAINTAIN POSITIVE CTL OF MY ACFT WITHOUT TAKING ANY SUDDEN ACTION WHICH COULD HAVE LED TO A SIT OF IMMINENT DANGER. I DO REGRET NOT MAINTAINING PROPER ALT, AND I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO STATE THAT I DID NOT ACT WITH HARMFUL INTENT. I NOW INTEND TO COOPERATE FULLY WITH ALL AUTHORITIES AND PERFORM WHATEVER NEEDS TO BE DONE TO RESTORE ANY LOST CONFIDENCE IN MY ABILITY TO MAINTAIN THE STANDARD OF SAFETY APPLICABLE TO ALL PLTS.

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.

Private pilot of an small aircraft single engine land aircraft inadvertently flew below minimum required altitude over university stadium where a game was in progress.