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Private instrument rated pilot operates aircraft in a low altitude civil operation, without observing his altitude above the water.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 311912 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199507 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : pbf |
| State Reference | AR |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 400 agl bound upper : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : observer observation : passenger |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 58 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 311912 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : exited adverse environment |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 1875 vertical : 400 |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
We were returning from a mission when the back seat passenger saw the delta queen (river passenger boat) on the arkansas river below pine bluff, ar. Asked the pilot if he would get a little lower and fly in a position so he could take a picture. The pilot was flying along the river with the boat on the left side of the aircraft so that the passenger could take a picture. As we were broad side of the boat I observed the altimeter and noted to the pilot we were below the 500 ft minimum. He should climb immediately and continue the heading to stay over the river to gain altitude. That is what he did and we departed the area. When we passed the boat I will estimate that we were between 1750 ft and 2000 ft horizontal distance from the boat. The PIC was instrument rated private pilot. The pilot's attention was to get into a position for a good picture. He was flying carefully, stayed away from the boat so as to get a good full picture, he was also watching the shoreline so as to not get into that area with a problem. However, in also looking at the boat did not pay proper attention to the required altitude. Even though I had taken myself out of flying status because of an injured ankle, he could have requested my assistance in cockpit resource management during the flight. Also we should have talked about what he planned to do, and how he was going to fly the position for the picture beforehand. We never did discuss a plan.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT INST RATED PLT OPERATES ACFT IN A LOW ALT CIVIL OP, WITHOUT OBSERVING HIS ALT ABOVE THE WATER.
Narrative: WE WERE RETURNING FROM A MISSION WHEN THE BACK SEAT PAX SAW THE DELTA QUEEN (RIVER PAX BOAT) ON THE ARKANSAS RIVER BELOW PINE BLUFF, AR. ASKED THE PLT IF HE WOULD GET A LITTLE LOWER AND FLY IN A POS SO HE COULD TAKE A PICTURE. THE PLT WAS FLYING ALONG THE RIVER WITH THE BOAT ON THE L SIDE OF THE ACFT SO THAT THE PAX COULD TAKE A PICTURE. AS WE WERE BROAD SIDE OF THE BOAT I OBSERVED THE ALTIMETER AND NOTED TO THE PLT WE WERE BELOW THE 500 FT MINIMUM. HE SHOULD CLB IMMEDIATELY AND CONTINUE THE HDG TO STAY OVER THE RIVER TO GAIN ALT. THAT IS WHAT HE DID AND WE DEPARTED THE AREA. WHEN WE PASSED THE BOAT I WILL ESTIMATE THAT WE WERE BTWN 1750 FT AND 2000 FT HORIZ DISTANCE FROM THE BOAT. THE PIC WAS INST RATED PVT PLT. THE PLT'S ATTN WAS TO GET INTO A POS FOR A GOOD PICTURE. HE WAS FLYING CAREFULLY, STAYED AWAY FROM THE BOAT SO AS TO GET A GOOD FULL PICTURE, HE WAS ALSO WATCHING THE SHORELINE SO AS TO NOT GET INTO THAT AREA WITH A PROB. HOWEVER, IN ALSO LOOKING AT THE BOAT DID NOT PAY PROPER ATTN TO THE REQUIRED ALT. EVEN THOUGH I HAD TAKEN MYSELF OUT OF FLYING STATUS BECAUSE OF AN INJURED ANKLE, HE COULD HAVE REQUESTED MY ASSISTANCE IN COCKPIT RESOURCE MGMNT DURING THE FLT. ALSO WE SHOULD HAVE TALKED ABOUT WHAT HE PLANNED TO DO, AND HOW HE WAS GOING TO FLY THE POS FOR THE PICTURE BEFOREHAND. WE NEVER DID DISCUSS A PLAN.
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.