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A C152 pilot landed on a country road to visit his aunt. He failed to coordination this with the local law. Error admitted. Off airport landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 340979 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199607 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 4ta4 |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 152 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 250 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 340979 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : observer other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I landed aircraft on county road, taxied to parking roadway secured by ground personnel, all access/egress controled for duration of event, approximately 5 mins. Local auths objected, aircraft removed with permission. No accident, incident, or damage to persons or property. Prior to landing, pilot researched FARS and complied with same for safe operation of flight. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter was flying a C152 on a visit to his aunt and uncle. They live 'out in the country' on a road that, when blocked off, provide a landing strip about a mi long. Apparently some spectator thought that the aircraft had a problem, and called the local law. The law offered to give him a ticket, then backed off and wondered how he had done the landing. His insurance allows off airport lndgs, as does the far. He has now arranged to use a neighbor's private airstrip on an 'occasional basis.' he had not heard from the FAA on this. Hempstead's 'pea patch airport' is about 30 mi away from the farm.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C152 PLT LANDED ON A COUNTRY ROAD TO VISIT HIS AUNT. HE FAILED TO COORD THIS WITH THE LCL LAW. ERROR ADMITTED. OFF ARPT LNDG.
Narrative: I LANDED ACFT ON COUNTY ROAD, TAXIED TO PARKING ROADWAY SECURED BY GND PERSONNEL, ALL ACCESS/EGRESS CTLED FOR DURATION OF EVENT, APPROX 5 MINS. LCL AUTHS OBJECTED, ACFT REMOVED WITH PERMISSION. NO ACCIDENT, INCIDENT, OR DAMAGE TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY. PRIOR TO LNDG, PLT RESEARCHED FARS AND COMPLIED WITH SAME FOR SAFE OP OF FLT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR WAS FLYING A C152 ON A VISIT TO HIS AUNT AND UNCLE. THEY LIVE 'OUT IN THE COUNTRY' ON A ROAD THAT, WHEN BLOCKED OFF, PROVIDE A LNDG STRIP ABOUT A MI LONG. APPARENTLY SOME SPECTATOR THOUGHT THAT THE ACFT HAD A PROB, AND CALLED THE LCL LAW. THE LAW OFFERED TO GIVE HIM A TICKET, THEN BACKED OFF AND WONDERED HOW HE HAD DONE THE LNDG. HIS INSURANCE ALLOWS OFF ARPT LNDGS, AS DOES THE FAR. HE HAS NOW ARRANGED TO USE A NEIGHBOR'S PVT AIRSTRIP ON AN 'OCCASIONAL BASIS.' HE HAD NOT HEARD FROM THE FAA ON THIS. HEMPSTEAD'S 'PEA PATCH ARPT' IS ABOUT 30 MI AWAY FROM THE FARM.
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.