During an instrument training flight in a beech king air 90 (BE90) the trainee flew low over houses ...

Attributes
ACN	421712
Time
Date	199812
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ikk
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 600 agl bound upper : 600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	King Air C90 E90
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor
Qualification	other other : other pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 85 flight time total : 12320 flight time type : 1075
ASRS Report	421712
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was giving instrument training to the company and aircraft owner. We were on an IFR flight plan to an uncontrolled airport which has an ILS. We were vectored for an ILS and would cancel and circle to land on the runway in the opposite direction. It was clear skies, unlimited visibility. I canceled IFR and told the student to take over visually at circling minimums. He did and entered left downwind. I told him to keep it in tight. I also told him not to be too steep on final and he carried the downwind out a bit far. He turned base leg over a small group of houses. I didn't notice the houses because I was distraction looking for traffic. I explained to him in actual IFR conditions he should have turned prior to the houses. We were in good VFR and because of this he should have flown beyond the houses to avoid overflying them. I should have told him earlier on downwind that if he couldn't keep it tight he should go past the houses before turning base. We as flight instructors must constantly be aware of and constantly remind our students to fly neighborly -- flying neighborly results in added safety, noise abatement and better relations with surrounding communities.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DURING AN INST TRAINING FLT IN A BEECH KING AIR 90 (BE90) THE TRAINEE FLEW LOW OVER HOUSES DURING BASE LEG AND FINAL CAUSING AN UNNECESSARY NOISE PROB TO THE RESIDENCES BELOW.

Narrative: I WAS GIVING INST TRAINING TO THE COMPANY AND ACFT OWNER. WE WERE ON AN IFR FLT PLAN TO AN UNCTLED ARPT WHICH HAS AN ILS. WE WERE VECTORED FOR AN ILS AND WOULD CANCEL AND CIRCLE TO LAND ON THE RWY IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. IT WAS CLR SKIES, UNLIMITED VISIBILITY. I CANCELED IFR AND TOLD THE STUDENT TO TAKE OVER VISUALLY AT CIRCLING MINIMUMS. HE DID AND ENTERED L DOWNWIND. I TOLD HIM TO KEEP IT IN TIGHT. I ALSO TOLD HIM NOT TO BE TOO STEEP ON FINAL AND HE CARRIED THE DOWNWIND OUT A BIT FAR. HE TURNED BASE LEG OVER A SMALL GROUP OF HOUSES. I DIDN'T NOTICE THE HOUSES BECAUSE I WAS DISTR LOOKING FOR TFC. I EXPLAINED TO HIM IN ACTUAL IFR CONDITIONS HE SHOULD HAVE TURNED PRIOR TO THE HOUSES. WE WERE IN GOOD VFR AND BECAUSE OF THIS HE SHOULD HAVE FLOWN BEYOND THE HOUSES TO AVOID OVERFLYING THEM. I SHOULD HAVE TOLD HIM EARLIER ON DOWNWIND THAT IF HE COULDN'T KEEP IT TIGHT HE SHOULD GO PAST THE HOUSES BEFORE TURNING BASE. WE AS FLT INSTRUCTORS MUST CONSTANTLY BE AWARE OF AND CONSTANTLY REMIND OUR STUDENTS TO FLY NEIGHBORLY -- FLYING NEIGHBORLY RESULTS IN ADDED SAFETY, NOISE ABATEMENT AND BETTER RELATIONS WITH SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.

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.

During an instrument training flight in a beech king air 90 (BE90) the trainee flew low over houses during base leg and final causing an unnecessary noise problem to the residences below.