Narrative:

I was in the traffic pattern at dkx airport and executed 4 night touch and go takeoffs and lndgs. During the lndgs, abeam the beginning of runway 8, I reduced the power to idle to practice power off lndgs. During one approach I executed a go around because I knew I'd be too low. I was never below red over white on the VASI, however. When I returned to my home base, TN98, I was informed by the airport manager that the police had called him informing him that they had received a few 911 calls about my plane crashing. Some contributing factors might be: it was night and people on the ground couldn't tell whether the plane was in trouble or not. There are houses along the approach to runway 8. In the future I would think it wise to limit power off approachs to day flts and announce on the radio that I'm doing power off approachs.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PRACTICING SIMULATED PWR OFF APCH AND LNDGS AT NIGHT THOUGHT TO BE IN TROUBLE. 911 CALLED.

Narrative: I WAS IN THE TFC PATTERN AT DKX ARPT AND EXECUTED 4 NIGHT TOUCH AND GO TKOFS AND LNDGS. DURING THE LNDGS, ABEAM THE BEGINNING OF RWY 8, I REDUCED THE PWR TO IDLE TO PRACTICE PWR OFF LNDGS. DURING ONE APCH I EXECUTED A GAR BECAUSE I KNEW I'D BE TOO LOW. I WAS NEVER BELOW RED OVER WHITE ON THE VASI, HOWEVER. WHEN I RETURNED TO MY HOME BASE, TN98, I WAS INFORMED BY THE ARPT MGR THAT THE POLICE HAD CALLED HIM INFORMING HIM THAT THEY HAD RECEIVED A FEW 911 CALLS ABOUT MY PLANE CRASHING. SOME CONTRIBUTING FACTORS MIGHT BE: IT WAS NIGHT AND PEOPLE ON THE GND COULDN'T TELL WHETHER THE PLANE WAS IN TROUBLE OR NOT. THERE ARE HOUSES ALONG THE APCH TO RWY 8. IN THE FUTURE I WOULD THINK IT WISE TO LIMIT PWR OFF APCHS TO DAY FLTS AND ANNOUNCE ON THE RADIO THAT I'M DOING PWR OFF APCHS.

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.