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Practicing simulated engine failure, pilot didn't see house in woods bordering his target field and flew low over the house.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 330540 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199603 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : 39n |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 300 agl bound upper : 400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : abe |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 17 flight time total : 630 flight time type : 380 |
| ASRS Report | 330540 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was practicing figure 8's on pylons in a rural area and reduced power to simulate an engine failure. I selected a long field oriented into the wind with a clump of trees at the near end and set up my approach. As I descended over the trees at about 300 ft AGL, I saw a house in the middle of them that I couldn't see before. I added power and expedited my departure from the area. Possible prevention: in the future I won't assume I can overfly a wooded area just because I can't see a structure.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PRACTICING SIMULATED ENG FAILURE, PLT DIDN'T SEE HOUSE IN WOODS BORDERING HIS TARGET FIELD AND FLEW LOW OVER THE HOUSE.
Narrative: I WAS PRACTICING FIGURE 8'S ON PYLONS IN A RURAL AREA AND REDUCED PWR TO SIMULATE AN ENG FAILURE. I SELECTED A LONG FIELD ORIENTED INTO THE WIND WITH A CLUMP OF TREES AT THE NEAR END AND SET UP MY APCH. AS I DSNDED OVER THE TREES AT ABOUT 300 FT AGL, I SAW A HOUSE IN THE MIDDLE OF THEM THAT I COULDN'T SEE BEFORE. I ADDED PWR AND EXPEDITED MY DEP FROM THE AREA. POSSIBLE PREVENTION: IN THE FUTURE I WON'T ASSUME I CAN OVERFLY A WOODED AREA JUST BECAUSE I CAN'T SEE A STRUCTURE.
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.