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Attributes | |
ACN | 270167 |
Time | |
Date | 199405 |
Day | Sun |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : f50 |
State Reference | TX |
Altitude | agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | Mixed |
Light | Dawn |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | other |
Flight Plan | VFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | Other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : private |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 16 flight time total : 900 flight time type : 850 |
ASRS Report | 270167 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | Other |
Function | observation : observer |
Events | |
Anomaly | other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
Consequence | Other |
Supplementary | |
Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
The texas state park and wild life rangers for lake whitney state park, whitney texas invited experimental aircraft association to sponsor a wkend of aviation education and flying activities for the visitors and campers at lake whitney state park. Traditionally, our organization has used this state park since 1974, as it is the only one in texas that enables us to fly in. This was our second memorial fly-in, which we chose to hold in this unique park. The park rangers were informing people about the activities and the possibility of some early morning flying and plane rides for kids. Apparently, not everyone got the message, because it was reported to me that 1 camper did not appreciate the early morning wake up fly over call and wrote my n-number down. All wkend we were meeting and giving rides to kids in the park and not once did I fly lower than 500 ft AGL over the camp site. There are camp sites over the approach and departure end of the runway, and there are times when you have to sharply abort your landing and go around, because of deer on or around the runway. It may seem to some people that a go around airplane is too low. If I offended or awakened someone from a peaceful wkend sleep at the park, I apologize and I will be more sympathetic to this person's needs and begin my flying activity later in the day.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GND OBSERVER COMPLAINS OF LOW FLT OVER CAMP GND.
Narrative: THE TEXAS STATE PARK AND WILD LIFE RANGERS FOR LAKE WHITNEY STATE PARK, WHITNEY TEXAS INVITED EXPERIMENTAL ACFT ASSOCIATION TO SPONSOR A WKEND OF AVIATION EDUCATION AND FLYING ACTIVITIES FOR THE VISITORS AND CAMPERS AT LAKE WHITNEY STATE PARK. TRADITIONALLY, OUR ORGANIZATION HAS USED THIS STATE PARK SINCE 1974, AS IT IS THE ONLY ONE IN TEXAS THAT ENABLES US TO FLY IN. THIS WAS OUR SECOND MEMORIAL FLY-IN, WHICH WE CHOSE TO HOLD IN THIS UNIQUE PARK. THE PARK RANGERS WERE INFORMING PEOPLE ABOUT THE ACTIVITIES AND THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME EARLY MORNING FLYING AND PLANE RIDES FOR KIDS. APPARENTLY, NOT EVERYONE GOT THE MESSAGE, BECAUSE IT WAS RPTED TO ME THAT 1 CAMPER DID NOT APPRECIATE THE EARLY MORNING WAKE UP FLY OVER CALL AND WROTE MY N-NUMBER DOWN. ALL WKEND WE WERE MEETING AND GIVING RIDES TO KIDS IN THE PARK AND NOT ONCE DID I FLY LOWER THAN 500 FT AGL OVER THE CAMP SITE. THERE ARE CAMP SITES OVER THE APCH AND DEP END OF THE RWY, AND THERE ARE TIMES WHEN YOU HAVE TO SHARPLY ABORT YOUR LNDG AND GAR, BECAUSE OF DEER ON OR AROUND THE RWY. IT MAY SEEM TO SOME PEOPLE THAT A GAR AIRPLANE IS TOO LOW. IF I OFFENDED OR AWAKENED SOMEONE FROM A PEACEFUL WKEND SLEEP AT THE PARK, I APOLOGIZE AND I WILL BE MORE SYMPATHETIC TO THIS PERSON'S NEEDS AND BEGIN MY FLYING ACTIVITY LATER IN THE DAY.
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.