Pilot flew several approachs into a private airport in an environmentally sensitive area.

Attributes
ACN	431390
Time
Date	199903
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 6q6.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 100 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff landing : touch and go
Route In Use	approach : visual approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	431390
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

I practiced lndgs and takeoffs at las trancas airport (6q6) which I had permission to use. I approached and departed in both directions. I made about 10 circuits, some full stop, some touch-and-go. The flight was uneventful, but because of the proximity to state parks and beaches, the people in the area who might have observed the low flying and not realized there's an airport located there. Because of the environmental sensitivity of the area I'm sending in this report.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT FLEW SEVERAL APCHS INTO A PVT ARPT IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREA.

Narrative: I PRACTICED LNDGS AND TKOFS AT LAS TRANCAS ARPT (6Q6) WHICH I HAD PERMISSION TO USE. I APCHED AND DEPARTED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. I MADE ABOUT 10 CIRCUITS, SOME FULL STOP, SOME TOUCH-AND-GO. THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL, BUT BECAUSE OF THE PROX TO STATE PARKS AND BEACHES, THE PEOPLE IN THE AREA WHO MIGHT HAVE OBSERVED THE LOW FLYING AND NOT REALIZED THERE'S AN ARPT LOCATED THERE. BECAUSE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVITY OF THE AREA I'M SENDING IN THIS RPT.

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.