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An small aircraft pilot inadvertently flies over a boat at 200 ft while descending to 50 ft over the water near haf, ca.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 403092 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199805 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : haf |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 200 agl bound upper : 200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lga |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 403092 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : landing without clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 200 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Was descending over the ocean to a planned altitude of 50 ft over the water. Being concerned that I was closer to a golf course that abutted the coast than I wanted to be for VFR distance separation, my attention was distraction and I overflew a small boat at 200 ft. I had not noticed the boat before I saw it underneath. I should have scouted the area from a higher altitude more effectively, before starting a descent.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN SMA PLT INADVERTENTLY FLIES OVER A BOAT AT 200 FT WHILE DSNDING TO 50 FT OVER THE WATER NEAR HAF, CA.
Narrative: WAS DSNDING OVER THE OCEAN TO A PLANNED ALT OF 50 FT OVER THE WATER. BEING CONCERNED THAT I WAS CLOSER TO A GOLF COURSE THAT ABUTTED THE COAST THAN I WANTED TO BE FOR VFR DISTANCE SEPARATION, MY ATTN WAS DISTR AND I OVERFLEW A SMALL BOAT AT 200 FT. I HAD NOT NOTICED THE BOAT BEFORE I SAW IT UNDERNEATH. I SHOULD HAVE SCOUTED THE AREA FROM A HIGHER ALT MORE EFFECTIVELY, BEFORE STARTING A DSCNT.
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.