Small aircraft on photo flight may have appeared lower than it was.

Attributes
ACN	350090
Time
Date	199610
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : k84
State Reference	MO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	controller radar : 2
ASRS Report	350090
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While on photo flight, aircraft may have appeared lower than it was. Safe altitude was maintained at all times.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA ON PHOTO FLT MAY HAVE APPEARED LOWER THAN IT WAS.

Narrative: WHILE ON PHOTO FLT, ACFT MAY HAVE APPEARED LOWER THAN IT WAS. SAFE ALT WAS MAINTAINED AT ALL TIMES.

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.