C182 conducting repeated approachs and missed approachs irritates an airport neighbor who complained...

Attributes
ACN	353872
Time
Date	199611
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : s95
State Reference	WA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1550 msl bound upper : 1550
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sjc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : missed approach
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 26100 flight time type : 1300
ASRS Report	353872
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence other
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	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed S95 at about XA00 PST for local VFR training flight. Returned at about XB00 and discovered patchy ground fog was forming and a patch was right over S95. S95 has no lights and no instrument approach. S95 was visible through the fog. Alw airport, on higher ground, was cavu, as were several other nearby airports. There was a clear spot southwest of the airport moving slowly towards the airport. I elected to remain in the pattern and wait for the clear spot to go over the field. The fog was very thin with tops about 200 ft with the ground and airport visible. I made several practice approachs with gars while waiting for improvement. By XB30 it was getting dark enough that I elected to land at walla walla (alw) although the clear spot was over the southwest end of runway 5-23 at S95. By the time I got back to S95 (40 mins) the WX was clear. As far as I know I did not violate any regulations but I did make noise and someone called the local FBO at alw and complained. I should have circled at altitude and not tried for maximum training. One gentleman in particular is vocal about planes at S95. I'm sure sorry I stirred this one up. My past experience should have told me not to practice gars at S95.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C182 CONDUCTING REPEATED APCHS AND MISSED APCHS IRRITATES AN ARPT NEIGHBOR WHO COMPLAINED TO THE FBO.

Narrative: DEPARTED S95 AT ABOUT XA00 PST FOR LCL VFR TRAINING FLT. RETURNED AT ABOUT XB00 AND DISCOVERED PATCHY GND FOG WAS FORMING AND A PATCH WAS RIGHT OVER S95. S95 HAS NO LIGHTS AND NO INST APCH. S95 WAS VISIBLE THROUGH THE FOG. ALW ARPT, ON HIGHER GND, WAS CAVU, AS WERE SEVERAL OTHER NEARBY ARPTS. THERE WAS A CLR SPOT SW OF THE ARPT MOVING SLOWLY TOWARDS THE ARPT. I ELECTED TO REMAIN IN THE PATTERN AND WAIT FOR THE CLR SPOT TO GO OVER THE FIELD. THE FOG WAS VERY THIN WITH TOPS ABOUT 200 FT WITH THE GND AND ARPT VISIBLE. I MADE SEVERAL PRACTICE APCHS WITH GARS WHILE WAITING FOR IMPROVEMENT. BY XB30 IT WAS GETTING DARK ENOUGH THAT I ELECTED TO LAND AT WALLA WALLA (ALW) ALTHOUGH THE CLR SPOT WAS OVER THE SW END OF RWY 5-23 AT S95. BY THE TIME I GOT BACK TO S95 (40 MINS) THE WX WAS CLR. AS FAR AS I KNOW I DID NOT VIOLATE ANY REGS BUT I DID MAKE NOISE AND SOMEONE CALLED THE LCL FBO AT ALW AND COMPLAINED. I SHOULD HAVE CIRCLED AT ALT AND NOT TRIED FOR MAX TRAINING. ONE GENTLEMAN IN PARTICULAR IS VOCAL ABOUT PLANES AT S95. I'M SURE SORRY I STIRRED THIS ONE UP. MY PAST EXPERIENCE SHOULD HAVE TOLD ME NOT TO PRACTICE GARS AT S95.

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.

C182 conducting repeated approachs and missed approachs irritates an airport neighbor who complained to the FBO.