Low altitude flight over soft ball field.

Attributes
ACN	269104
Time
Date	199404
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lit
State Reference	AR
Altitude	agl bound lower : 200 agl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 2600 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	269104
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : observer
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far 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:

I was flying VFR from shreveport regional airport to west memphis airport (awm). Most of the flight, I was cruising at 1500 ft AGL but I was flying over a lot of unpopulated areas and at times I dropped to approximately 200 ft. I hope I did not cause any undue concern by people watching. People are probably used to seeing aircraft at higher altitudes and just assumed I was violating some rule. I've understood that according to far 91.119 that I am allowed to fly at any altitude over sparsely populated areas as long as I remain 500 ft from any person, vessel, vehicle, or structure and have enough altitude and airspeed to allow for a safe emergency landing in the event of an engine out. I did not knowingly or intentionally violate any far and regret any inconvenience or undue concern from any bystanders on the ground.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LOW ALT FLT OVER SOFT BALL FIELD.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING VFR FROM SHREVEPORT REGIONAL ARPT TO W MEMPHIS ARPT (AWM). MOST OF THE FLT, I WAS CRUISING AT 1500 FT AGL BUT I WAS FLYING OVER A LOT OF UNPOPULATED AREAS AND AT TIMES I DROPPED TO APPROX 200 FT. I HOPE I DID NOT CAUSE ANY UNDUE CONCERN BY PEOPLE WATCHING. PEOPLE ARE PROBABLY USED TO SEEING ACFT AT HIGHER ALTS AND JUST ASSUMED I WAS VIOLATING SOME RULE. I'VE UNDERSTOOD THAT ACCORDING TO FAR 91.119 THAT I AM ALLOWED TO FLY AT ANY ALT OVER SPARSELY POPULATED AREAS AS LONG AS I REMAIN 500 FT FROM ANY PERSON, VESSEL, VEHICLE, OR STRUCTURE AND HAVE ENOUGH ALT AND AIRSPD TO ALLOW FOR A SAFE EMER LNDG IN THE EVENT OF AN ENG OUT. I DID NOT KNOWINGLY OR INTENTIONALLY VIOLATE ANY FAR AND REGRET ANY INCONVENIENCE OR UNDUE CONCERN FROM ANY BYSTANDERS ON THE GND.

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.