Near midair collision between a low flying small aircraft sel along a beach and a hand held kite.

Attributes
ACN	314085
Time
Date	199508
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ast
State Reference	OR
Altitude	msl bound lower : 500 msl bound upper : 600
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
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Other
Operating Under FAR Part	other : other
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	other other : other pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	314085
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 100 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We were sightseeing along the oregon coast at an altitude in excess of 500 ft and several hundred yds offshore. My attention was split between flying the airplane, the beautiful scenery and maintaining a continual awareness of stretches of beach which would be appropriate for an emergency landing site. I felt that my altitude and offshore position required little vigilance for ground based obstructions. I was surprised to come very close to a kite being flown from the nearby beach. I will be much more cognizant of the potential for collision presented by recreationally flown kites in the future, particularly on nice days and in the vicinity of a beach.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BTWN A LOW FLYING SMA SEL ALONG A BEACH AND A HAND HELD KITE.

Narrative: WE WERE SIGHTSEEING ALONG THE OREGON COAST AT AN ALT IN EXCESS OF 500 FT AND SEVERAL HUNDRED YDS OFFSHORE. MY ATTN WAS SPLIT BTWN FLYING THE AIRPLANE, THE BEAUTIFUL SCENERY AND MAINTAINING A CONTINUAL AWARENESS OF STRETCHES OF BEACH WHICH WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR AN EMER LNDG SITE. I FELT THAT MY ALT AND OFFSHORE POS REQUIRED LITTLE VIGILANCE FOR GND BASED OBSTRUCTIONS. I WAS SURPRISED TO COME VERY CLOSE TO A KITE BEING FLOWN FROM THE NEARBY BEACH. I WILL BE MUCH MORE COGNIZANT OF THE POTENTIAL FOR COLLISION PRESENTED BY RECREATIONALLY FLOWN KITES IN THE FUTURE, PARTICULARLY ON NICE DAYS AND IN THE VICINITY OF A BEACH.

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.