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Pilot of a sky jumping small aircraft sel made a low pass over a congested area after dropping the parachutists resulting in going below the MSA.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 318352 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199510 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dpa |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 700 agl bound upper : 900 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | other other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 2779 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 318352 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : observer |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I am a jump pilot for a skydive outfit in the chicago area. This day, I had to do a demonstration-drop (equal load of skydivers) on top of a big field where there was a motorcycle demonstration. There was a big crowd of bikers. As I got closer to the designated drop area, some of the skydivers asked me to do a low fly-by after they would all be on the ground. I said that that was no problem. I decided to keep it at 1000 ft AGL, not lower because of the big crowd and the houses close by (a little village- town). As I performed a safe fly-by, I still got a little lower than what I had planned. I guess my altitude was between 700-900 ft AGL. It was a mistake and I regret that I even did decide to do a low-pass. Normally I am a very conservative pilot. I never give in to do things that skydivers sometimes ask you to do. (They don't always realize what the consequences can be for the PIC.) it's my career and I can't afford to make any of these stupid mistakes again.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A SKY JUMPING SMA SEL MADE A LOW PASS OVER A CONGESTED AREA AFTER DROPPING THE PARACHUTISTS RESULTING IN GOING BELOW THE MSA.
Narrative: I AM A JUMP PLT FOR A SKYDIVE OUTFIT IN THE CHICAGO AREA. THIS DAY, I HAD TO DO A DEMO-DROP (EQUAL LOAD OF SKYDIVERS) ON TOP OF A BIG FIELD WHERE THERE WAS A MOTORCYCLE DEMONSTRATION. THERE WAS A BIG CROWD OF BIKERS. AS I GOT CLOSER TO THE DESIGNATED DROP AREA, SOME OF THE SKYDIVERS ASKED ME TO DO A LOW FLY-BY AFTER THEY WOULD ALL BE ON THE GND. I SAID THAT THAT WAS NO PROB. I DECIDED TO KEEP IT AT 1000 FT AGL, NOT LOWER BECAUSE OF THE BIG CROWD AND THE HOUSES CLOSE BY (A LITTLE VILLAGE- TOWN). AS I PERFORMED A SAFE FLY-BY, I STILL GOT A LITTLE LOWER THAN WHAT I HAD PLANNED. I GUESS MY ALT WAS BTWN 700-900 FT AGL. IT WAS A MISTAKE AND I REGRET THAT I EVEN DID DECIDE TO DO A LOW-PASS. NORMALLY I AM A VERY CONSERVATIVE PLT. I NEVER GIVE IN TO DO THINGS THAT SKYDIVERS SOMETIMES ASK YOU TO DO. (THEY DON'T ALWAYS REALIZE WHAT THE CONSEQUENCES CAN BE FOR THE PIC.) IT'S MY CAREER AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO MAKE ANY OF THESE STUPID MISTAKES AGAIN.
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.