An small aircraft flying in the traffic pattern of pmp, doesn't maintain good altitude control and descends to 500 ft AGL in the traffic pattern over a residential area.

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Attributes
ACN	401899
Time
Date	199805
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pmp
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 500 msl bound upper : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pmp
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 19 flight time total : 756 flight time type : 205
ASRS Report	401899
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
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:

Flew with pilot as safety pilot to review instrument skills. Aircraft is club aircraft and only club instructors are allowed to instruct. Pilot's skills poor, on review after landing strongly suggested he get with a club instructor. Purpose of this report is that after being advised by pmp to enter right downwind, runway 23, pilot allowed aircraft to descend to 500 ft, full power (level) over a residential area, tpa is 800 ft, I told him to get back to tpa which he did. This could be considered 'part of landing' but he should have not been that low. Loss of power could have been fatal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA FLYING IN THE TFC PATTERN OF PMP, DOESN'T MAINTAIN GOOD ALT CTL AND DSNDS TO 500 FT AGL IN THE TFC PATTERN OVER A RESIDENTIAL AREA.

Narrative: FLEW WITH PLT AS SAFETY PLT TO REVIEW INST SKILLS. ACFT IS CLUB ACFT AND ONLY CLUB INSTRUCTORS ARE ALLOWED TO INSTRUCT. PLT'S SKILLS POOR, ON REVIEW AFTER LNDG STRONGLY SUGGESTED HE GET WITH A CLUB INSTRUCTOR. PURPOSE OF THIS RPT IS THAT AFTER BEING ADVISED BY PMP TO ENTER R DOWNWIND, RWY 23, PLT ALLOWED ACFT TO DSND TO 500 FT, FULL PWR (LEVEL) OVER A RESIDENTIAL AREA, TPA IS 800 FT, I TOLD HIM TO GET BACK TO TPA WHICH HE DID. THIS COULD BE CONSIDERED 'PART OF LNDG' BUT HE SHOULD HAVE NOT BEEN THAT LOW. LOSS OF PWR COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL.

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.