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Attributes | |
ACN | 443440 |
Time | |
Date | 199907 |
Day | Sun |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : f69.airport |
State Reference | TX |
Altitude | agl single value : 100 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : ads.tower |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Navigation In Use | other |
Flight Phase | landing other |
Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern approach : visual |
Flight Plan | VFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 1300 flight time type : 1000 |
ASRS Report | 443440 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | other |
Function | observation : observer |
Events | |
Anomaly | other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : 2 |
Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
Consequence | Other |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I departed my home field (F69) to fuel the aircraft. Upon return, I did a low pass at +/-100 ft in opposite direction of active runway to check field conditions. Before approaching F69, I got a transition clearance from addison tower. When I had the field in sight, I notified tower and I was advised no known or observed traffic at air park (F69). I switched to unicom and called a low pass on runway 34 to check conditions. After fly-by I called a 360 degree course reversal and advised traffic I was on a 2 mi final. No traffic in pattern. Upon landing, 2 people appeared at my hangar and objected to my low pass. I explained it was not a violation and actually prudent to check this uncontrolled airport. They said they were going to call the FAA.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A COMMERCIAL RATED PLT FLYING A LIGHT SINGLE ENG ACFT RECEIVES COMPLAINTS FROM THOSE ON THE GND OF HIS LOW PASS AT F69.
Narrative: I DEPARTED MY HOME FIELD (F69) TO FUEL THE ACFT. UPON RETURN, I DID A LOW PASS AT +/-100 FT IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF ACTIVE RWY TO CHK FIELD CONDITIONS. BEFORE APCHING F69, I GOT A TRANSITION CLRNC FROM ADDISON TWR. WHEN I HAD THE FIELD IN SIGHT, I NOTIFIED TWR AND I WAS ADVISED NO KNOWN OR OBSERVED TFC AT AIR PARK (F69). I SWITCHED TO UNICOM AND CALLED A LOW PASS ON RWY 34 TO CHK CONDITIONS. AFTER FLY-BY I CALLED A 360 DEG COURSE REVERSAL AND ADVISED TFC I WAS ON A 2 MI FINAL. NO TFC IN PATTERN. UPON LNDG, 2 PEOPLE APPEARED AT MY HANGAR AND OBJECTED TO MY LOW PASS. I EXPLAINED IT WAS NOT A VIOLATION AND ACTUALLY PRUDENT TO CHK THIS UNCTLED ARPT. THEY SAID THEY WERE GOING TO CALL THE FAA.
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.