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A grumman agricultural CAT pilot, scouting out a field that he was to spray later, flew between 2 houses at the end of a farmer's field.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 375870 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199707 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : aia |
| State Reference | NE |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 150 agl bound upper : 150 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Super AG-Cat |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 318 flight time total : 2482 flight time type : 475 |
| ASRS Report | 375870 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 100 vertical : 150 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While returning from an aerial application flight I came upon a field I was to spray the next day. I decided to dive in and make 1 pass through it. As I came to the end, there was a house. I pulled up sharply and made a left turn. Looking back at the field, I proceeded to dive back down to look again and maybe make 1 spray pass. When I leveled out my spray pump was not on so I made a left turn and headed back to the airport. As I departed the field, I flew directly between the house at the end of the field and the house across the road. I was approximately 150 ft above and 100 ft from each. Poor judgement for flying between them instead of around them.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A GRUMMAN AGRICULTURAL CAT PLT, SCOUTING OUT A FIELD THAT HE WAS TO SPRAY LATER, FLEW BTWN 2 HOUSES AT THE END OF A FARMER'S FIELD.
Narrative: WHILE RETURNING FROM AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLT I CAME UPON A FIELD I WAS TO SPRAY THE NEXT DAY. I DECIDED TO DIVE IN AND MAKE 1 PASS THROUGH IT. AS I CAME TO THE END, THERE WAS A HOUSE. I PULLED UP SHARPLY AND MADE A L TURN. LOOKING BACK AT THE FIELD, I PROCEEDED TO DIVE BACK DOWN TO LOOK AGAIN AND MAYBE MAKE 1 SPRAY PASS. WHEN I LEVELED OUT MY SPRAY PUMP WAS NOT ON SO I MADE A L TURN AND HEADED BACK TO THE ARPT. AS I DEPARTED THE FIELD, I FLEW DIRECTLY BTWN THE HOUSE AT THE END OF THE FIELD AND THE HOUSE ACROSS THE ROAD. I WAS APPROX 150 FT ABOVE AND 100 FT FROM EACH. POOR JUDGEMENT FOR FLYING BTWN THEM INSTEAD OF AROUND THEM.
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.