Private pilot of an small aircraft sel was accused by a neighbor on the ground of flying below the M...

Attributes
ACN	334754
Time
Date	199604
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fd51
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 300 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 150
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other descent other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 530 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	334754
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : observer
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On apr/xx/96, I received a telephone call which was a complaint from an anonymous citizen near my beach house in rural gulf county. He apparently felt that I was in violation of an FAA regulation and insisted that he would forward this complaint to the FAA. His contention is that on apr/sun/96 I was flying lower than FAA regulations allow while making several passes over the beach house. I feel that no violations of FAA regulation 91.119 (MSA: general) occurred. These houses are located along a narrow spit of land which extends approximately 2 mi into the gulf and is less than 1/2 mi wide with no commercial properties. In my judgement, it meets the criteria of FAA regulation 91.119(C) (other than congested areas). On this particular day, I made several passes down the unoccupied beach at approximately 300 ft AGL and more than 500 ft from any person, vehicle or structure. I climbed to 500 ft to cross over the peninsula and associated structures descending again to 300 ft over the water. My concern is for the continued enhancement of GA, and because of the concern of this 1 neighbor, all future flts at this location will be at least 1000 ft vertical/2000 ft horizontal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT OF AN SMA SEL WAS ACCUSED BY A NEIGHBOR ON THE GND OF FLYING BELOW THE MSA WHILE HE WAS OBSERVED FLYING NEAR AND OVER HIS RESIDENCE.

Narrative: ON APR/XX/96, I RECEIVED A TELEPHONE CALL WHICH WAS A COMPLAINT FROM AN ANONYMOUS CITIZEN NEAR MY BEACH HOUSE IN RURAL GULF COUNTY. HE APPARENTLY FELT THAT I WAS IN VIOLATION OF AN FAA REG AND INSISTED THAT HE WOULD FORWARD THIS COMPLAINT TO THE FAA. HIS CONTENTION IS THAT ON APR/SUN/96 I WAS FLYING LOWER THAN FAA REGS ALLOW WHILE MAKING SEVERAL PASSES OVER THE BEACH HOUSE. I FEEL THAT NO VIOLATIONS OF FAA REG 91.119 (MSA: GENERAL) OCCURRED. THESE HOUSES ARE LOCATED ALONG A NARROW SPIT OF LAND WHICH EXTENDS APPROX 2 MI INTO THE GULF AND IS LESS THAN 1/2 MI WIDE WITH NO COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES. IN MY JUDGEMENT, IT MEETS THE CRITERIA OF FAA REG 91.119(C) (OTHER THAN CONGESTED AREAS). ON THIS PARTICULAR DAY, I MADE SEVERAL PASSES DOWN THE UNOCCUPIED BEACH AT APPROX 300 FT AGL AND MORE THAN 500 FT FROM ANY PERSON, VEHICLE OR STRUCTURE. I CLBED TO 500 FT TO CROSS OVER THE PENINSULA AND ASSOCIATED STRUCTURES DSNDING AGAIN TO 300 FT OVER THE WATER. MY CONCERN IS FOR THE CONTINUED ENHANCEMENT OF GA, AND BECAUSE OF THE CONCERN OF THIS 1 NEIGHBOR, ALL FUTURE FLTS AT THIS LOCATION WILL BE AT LEAST 1000 FT VERT/2000 FT HORIZ.

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.

Private pilot of an small aircraft sel was accused by a neighbor on the ground of flying below the MSA while he was observed flying near and over his residence.