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Instructor pilot on training flight descends below 1000 ft over semi- populated area due to low clouds, then climbs up again.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 365110 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199703 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pie |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 600 msl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : pie |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 370 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 365110 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Cruising at 1000 ft en route to clw with flight following from pie tower with a squawk code, we decreased our altitude to 600 ft over a semi-populated area which was mixed with ocean inlets and bays. This deviation from our 1000 ft altitude was due to a low bank of clouds ahead of us. As soon as we passed the banks of clouds, we climbed back up to 1000 ft (st petersburg beach area).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ISTR PLT ON TRAINING FLT DSNDS BELOW 1000 FT OVER SEMI- POPULATED AREA DUE TO LOW CLOUDS, THEN CLBS UP AGAIN.
Narrative: CRUISING AT 1000 FT ENRTE TO CLW WITH FLT FOLLOWING FROM PIE TWR WITH A SQUAWK CODE, WE DECREASED OUR ALT TO 600 FT OVER A SEMI-POPULATED AREA WHICH WAS MIXED WITH OCEAN INLETS AND BAYS. THIS DEV FROM OUR 1000 FT ALT WAS DUE TO A LOW BANK OF CLOUDS AHEAD OF US. AS SOON AS WE PASSED THE BANKS OF CLOUDS, WE CLBED BACK UP TO 1000 FT (ST PETERSBURG BEACH AREA).
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.