An small transport twin flies over a populated area near ocean isle beach, sc (60J), at about 400 ft...

Attributes
ACN	421044
Time
Date	199811
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 60j airport : cre
State Reference	SC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 300 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	approach : svfr
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	421044
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was on an IFR flight plan from 8a7 to 60J. The WX at north myrtle beach, sc (cre), was forecast to become VFR by mid morning due to light fog. Visibility was 4 mi reported by ATIS with unlimited ceiling. 60J does not report WX. Arriving at 60J ATC agreed to let me hold at 1600 ft MSL since I could not find the ocean isle beach airport (60J) through the breaks in the clouds (fog) below me. The sky was clear above (ground fog only). After holding for 15 mins, I requested and was cleared for the ILS into cre and broke out with ragged bases of 400-500 ft AGL and 4 mi of visibility. After landing, I requested and received an SVFR clearance from cre tower to stay clear of clouds and follow the coastline to ocean isle airport (60J) and given a squawk and myrtle beach departure (ATC) frequency. With 4 mi of visibility, I followed the coastline to 60J at 300-500 ft AGL, remaining clear of clouds, landing without a problem. In crossing the coast to land, I crossed over a populated area while remaining clear of clouds. I was less than 1000 ft over a populated area.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMT TWIN FLIES OVER A POPULATED AREA NEAR OCEAN ISLE BEACH, SC (60J), AT ABOUT 400 FT AGL WHILE ON AN SVFR CLRNC FROM CRE TO 60J. PLT HAD LANDED AT CRE AND OBTAINED THE CLRNC TO 60J BECAUSE OF TERMINAL AREA WX FACTORS.

Narrative: I WAS ON AN IFR FLT PLAN FROM 8A7 TO 60J. THE WX AT NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC (CRE), WAS FORECAST TO BECOME VFR BY MID MORNING DUE TO LIGHT FOG. VISIBILITY WAS 4 MI RPTED BY ATIS WITH UNLIMITED CEILING. 60J DOES NOT RPT WX. ARRIVING AT 60J ATC AGREED TO LET ME HOLD AT 1600 FT MSL SINCE I COULD NOT FIND THE OCEAN ISLE BEACH ARPT (60J) THROUGH THE BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS (FOG) BELOW ME. THE SKY WAS CLR ABOVE (GND FOG ONLY). AFTER HOLDING FOR 15 MINS, I REQUESTED AND WAS CLRED FOR THE ILS INTO CRE AND BROKE OUT WITH RAGGED BASES OF 400-500 FT AGL AND 4 MI OF VISIBILITY. AFTER LNDG, I REQUESTED AND RECEIVED AN SVFR CLRNC FROM CRE TWR TO STAY CLR OF CLOUDS AND FOLLOW THE COASTLINE TO OCEAN ISLE ARPT (60J) AND GIVEN A SQUAWK AND MYRTLE BEACH DEP (ATC) FREQ. WITH 4 MI OF VISIBILITY, I FOLLOWED THE COASTLINE TO 60J AT 300-500 FT AGL, REMAINING CLR OF CLOUDS, LNDG WITHOUT A PROB. IN XING THE COAST TO LAND, I CROSSED OVER A POPULATED AREA WHILE REMAINING CLR OF CLOUDS. I WAS LESS THAN 1000 FT OVER A POPULATED 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.

An small transport twin flies over a populated area near ocean isle beach, sc (60J), at about 400 ft AGL while on an SVFR clearance from cre to 60J. Pilot had landed at cre and obtained the clearance to 60J because of terminal area WX factors.