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Pilot of an small aircraft sel failed to maintain the MSA over a congested area while circling over a point of interest of a city.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 372770 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199706 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : isz |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 750 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 10 |
| ASRS Report | 372770 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : became reoriented |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Background: as a commercial IFR pilot 99% of time, I feel very new to VFR operations (10 hours). While operating over congested area of local town, I attempted to maintain MSA of at least 1000 ft AGL (far 91.119). During turn to observe point of interest, I found my altitude control deteriorate, dropping 250 ft below my target safe buffer point. I corrected promptly. Conclusions: one must give yourself more buffer altitude. Don't be distracted. VFR operations is no excuse for lack of attention to detail.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SMA SEL FAILED TO MAINTAIN THE MSA OVER A CONGESTED AREA WHILE CIRCLING OVER A POINT OF INTEREST OF A CITY.
Narrative: BACKGROUND: AS A COMMERCIAL IFR PLT 99% OF TIME, I FEEL VERY NEW TO VFR OPS (10 HRS). WHILE OPERATING OVER CONGESTED AREA OF LCL TOWN, I ATTEMPTED TO MAINTAIN MSA OF AT LEAST 1000 FT AGL (FAR 91.119). DURING TURN TO OBSERVE POINT OF INTEREST, I FOUND MY ALT CTL DETERIORATE, DROPPING 250 FT BELOW MY TARGET SAFE BUFFER POINT. I CORRECTED PROMPTLY. CONCLUSIONS: ONE MUST GIVE YOURSELF MORE BUFFER ALT. DON'T BE DISTRACTED. VFR OPS IS NO EXCUSE FOR LACK OF ATTN TO DETAIL.
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.