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Pilot of a piper J3 cub made 2 lndgs and flew at 50 ft over a sparsely populated ocean beach resulting in a police officer taking photos of he and his aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 431378 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199903 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ast.airport |
| State Reference | OR |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 50 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | J3 Cub |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : enroute altitude change cruise : level landing : touch and go |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 30 |
| ASRS Report | 431378 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government other |
| Function | observation : observer other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : police 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was flying over a sparsely populated beach on the oregon coast. I was flying at approximately 50 ft AGL staying clear of manmade objects and people by 500 ft as specified by FAA 91.199C. I could safely land at all times. I did touch down on the beach on 2 occasions. I believe my flight was within far 91.119C at all times. The aircraft was never operated in a dangerous manner. During the flight I was photographed by a policeman in a vehicle. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that he had not heard from any government agency regarding this flight. He stated that he did make touch-and-go lndgs in a clear area on the beach. He had observed the police officer taking photos on the beach area as he flew by offshore 50 ft over the water.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A PIPER J3 CUB MADE 2 LNDGS AND FLEW AT 50 FT OVER A SPARSELY POPULATED OCEAN BEACH RESULTING IN A POLICE OFFICER TAKING PHOTOS OF HE AND HIS ACFT.
Narrative: I WAS FLYING OVER A SPARSELY POPULATED BEACH ON THE OREGON COAST. I WAS FLYING AT APPROX 50 FT AGL STAYING CLR OF MANMADE OBJECTS AND PEOPLE BY 500 FT AS SPECIFIED BY FAA 91.199C. I COULD SAFELY LAND AT ALL TIMES. I DID TOUCH DOWN ON THE BEACH ON 2 OCCASIONS. I BELIEVE MY FLT WAS WITHIN FAR 91.119C AT ALL TIMES. THE ACFT WAS NEVER OPERATED IN A DANGEROUS MANNER. DURING THE FLT I WAS PHOTOGRAPHED BY A POLICEMAN IN A VEHICLE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT HE HAD NOT HEARD FROM ANY GOV AGENCY REGARDING THIS FLT. HE STATED THAT HE DID MAKE TOUCH-AND-GO LNDGS IN A CLR AREA ON THE BEACH. HE HAD OBSERVED THE POLICE OFFICER TAKING PHOTOS ON THE BEACH AREA AS HE FLEW BY OFFSHORE 50 FT OVER THE WATER.
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.