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Pilot of an small aircraft sel flew by a tv antenna at approximately 109 ft distance where maintenance persons were working when it was not necessary for takeoff and landing. The airport was 4 mi away and not lined up with the runways and at an altitude above the traffic pattern altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 353039 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199611 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : see |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 109 agl bound upper : 109 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : see |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 353039 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
A friend with identical qualifications flying my aircraft as PIC flew close to a local mountain top, where antenna maintenance personnel were working. While one could make the case for a 'landing or takeoff' exemption, we were probably too close to the work crew. I have heard that '2 or more' persons constitutes a congested area, and we certainly did not have the required distance for that.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SMA SEL FLEW BY A TV ANTENNA AT APPROX 109 FT DISTANCE WHERE MAINT PERSONS WERE WORKING WHEN IT WAS NOT NECESSARY FOR TKOF AND LNDG. THE ARPT WAS 4 MI AWAY AND NOT LINED UP WITH THE RWYS AND AT AN ALT ABOVE THE TFC PATTERN ALT.
Narrative: A FRIEND WITH IDENTICAL QUALIFICATIONS FLYING MY ACFT AS PIC FLEW CLOSE TO A LCL MOUNTAIN TOP, WHERE ANTENNA MAINT PERSONNEL WERE WORKING. WHILE ONE COULD MAKE THE CASE FOR A 'LNDG OR TKOF' EXEMPTION, WE WERE PROBABLY TOO CLOSE TO THE WORK CREW. I HAVE HEARD THAT '2 OR MORE' PERSONS CONSTITUTES A CONGESTED AREA, AND WE CERTAINLY DID NOT HAVE THE REQUIRED DISTANCE FOR THAT.
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.