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Pilot of a small aircraft sel flew low over a residential area when returning from a low flight in search for a model airplane.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 273184 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199406 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lnk |
| State Reference | NE |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 500 msl bound upper : 900 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : lnk |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other cruise other other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 280 flight time type : 150 |
| ASRS Report | 273184 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other 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:
On jun/xx/94 I received a call from another member of a local radio controled flying club in lincoln. He informed me that one of his models crashed earlier that day at the club's flying site, about 7 mi east of the lincoln airport: and he couldn't find it. He asked me if I would fly him around over the flying site in attempt to locate the model. I took off from lincoln airport and flew to the site under radar contact. My VFR clearance was to maintain VFR at or below 4000 ft. Upon reaching the site the model airplane was last seen (still under radar contact). I maneuvered the airplane about 900 ft AGL to find the model. I saw what I thought was it and went in closer to see about 500 ft AGL. It was the model that I saw. The incident occurs when returning from the site, to the airport. I accidently flew over a semi-populated area, (though still barely out of the city limits) at about 500 ft and climbing. Was this an infraction of altitude restrs set forth by the FARS? If it was would the tower say anything about it being on radar contact with altitude encoding? Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that the area of low flight when returning from his model airplane search was sparsely populated and there were no known complaints. Therefore, he was advised that there did not appear to be operations contrary to the FARS based on the information he reported.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A SMA SEL FLEW LOW OVER A RESIDENTIAL AREA WHEN RETURNING FROM A LOW FLT IN SEARCH FOR A MODEL AIRPLANE.
Narrative: ON JUN/XX/94 I RECEIVED A CALL FROM ANOTHER MEMBER OF A LCL RADIO CTLED FLYING CLUB IN LINCOLN. HE INFORMED ME THAT ONE OF HIS MODELS CRASHED EARLIER THAT DAY AT THE CLUB'S FLYING SITE, ABOUT 7 MI E OF THE LINCOLN ARPT: AND HE COULDN'T FIND IT. HE ASKED ME IF I WOULD FLY HIM AROUND OVER THE FLYING SITE IN ATTEMPT TO LOCATE THE MODEL. I TOOK OFF FROM LINCOLN ARPT AND FLEW TO THE SITE UNDER RADAR CONTACT. MY VFR CLRNC WAS TO MAINTAIN VFR AT OR BELOW 4000 FT. UPON REACHING THE SITE THE MODEL AIRPLANE WAS LAST SEEN (STILL UNDER RADAR CONTACT). I MANEUVERED THE AIRPLANE ABOUT 900 FT AGL TO FIND THE MODEL. I SAW WHAT I THOUGHT WAS IT AND WENT IN CLOSER TO SEE ABOUT 500 FT AGL. IT WAS THE MODEL THAT I SAW. THE INCIDENT OCCURS WHEN RETURNING FROM THE SITE, TO THE ARPT. I ACCIDENTLY FLEW OVER A SEMI-POPULATED AREA, (THOUGH STILL BARELY OUT OF THE CITY LIMITS) AT ABOUT 500 FT AND CLBING. WAS THIS AN INFRACTION OF ALT RESTRS SET FORTH BY THE FARS? IF IT WAS WOULD THE TWR SAY ANYTHING ABOUT IT BEING ON RADAR CONTACT WITH ALT ENCODING? CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT THE AREA OF LOW FLT WHEN RETURNING FROM HIS MODEL AIRPLANE SEARCH WAS SPARSELY POPULATED AND THERE WERE NO KNOWN COMPLAINTS. THEREFORE, HE WAS ADVISED THAT THERE DID NOT APPEAR TO BE OPS CONTRARY TO THE FARS BASED ON THE INFO HE RPTED.
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.