Low flight within the airport boundary.

Attributes
ACN	294748
Time
Date	199501
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : erv
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 250 msl bound upper : 1600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zse
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 6900 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	294748
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : observer
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other spatial deviation other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The mission was to obtain ground photos of an aircraft for advertising purposes. The ground coordinator was to have had the field notamed closed during the photo shoot. Later to find out only 1 runway was notamed closed. In order to get low enough for ground shoots, we had to cross the airport boundary no less than 500 ft AGL, then aggressively maneuver to 250-350 ft AGL for the pictures. During these maneuvers, other aircraft showed up to use the crosswind (unclosed) runway. The maneuvering required after that point -- particularly near dusk -- was not safe and we knocked off the flight. My rear seater noted that we had not gotten closer than 500 ft to persons or property on the surface, but it required lots of maneuvering close to the ground. 1) airport should have been closed. 2) an airport further from residential areas should have been selected.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LOW FLT WITHIN THE ARPT BOUNDARY.

Narrative: THE MISSION WAS TO OBTAIN GND PHOTOS OF AN ACFT FOR ADVERTISING PURPOSES. THE GND COORDINATOR WAS TO HAVE HAD THE FIELD NOTAMED CLOSED DURING THE PHOTO SHOOT. LATER TO FIND OUT ONLY 1 RWY WAS NOTAMED CLOSED. IN ORDER TO GET LOW ENOUGH FOR GND SHOOTS, WE HAD TO CROSS THE ARPT BOUNDARY NO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL, THEN AGGRESSIVELY MANEUVER TO 250-350 FT AGL FOR THE PICTURES. DURING THESE MANEUVERS, OTHER ACFT SHOWED UP TO USE THE XWIND (UNCLOSED) RWY. THE MANEUVERING REQUIRED AFTER THAT POINT -- PARTICULARLY NEAR DUSK -- WAS NOT SAFE AND WE KNOCKED OFF THE FLT. MY REAR SEATER NOTED THAT WE HAD NOT GOTTEN CLOSER THAN 500 FT TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY ON THE SURFACE, BUT IT REQUIRED LOTS OF MANEUVERING CLOSE TO THE GND. 1) ARPT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CLOSED. 2) AN ARPT FURTHER FROM RESIDENTIAL AREAS SHOULD HAVE BEEN SELECTED.

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.