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A commuter captain flew 400-500 ft AGL over lake superior before landing at saw. He unknowingly flew within close proximity to a military boat and was subsequently turned in to the FAA.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 451970 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199909 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mqt.airport |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl single value : 400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zmp.artcc |
| Operator | Other |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | arrival : vfr |
| Flight Plan | IFR Combined VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 13504 flight time type : 6300 |
| ASRS Report | 451970 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Miss Distance | vertical : 400 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We flew from grb to saw and canceled IFR. My first officer was from california and had never seen the upper peninsula before. I flew to the east of marquette city at 1500 ft AGL and, when over the water of lake superior, descended to 500 ft AGL on our radar altimeter. The WX was excellent with unrestr visibility. We saw no air traffic (visibility on our TCASII) and there was no boat traffic on the water. We flew parallel to the shoreline at 400 ft AGL for 2-3 mi, then climbed to 2500 ft and landed at saw. On oct/xa/99, a fellow pilot who is military auxiliary told me one of their boats observed my aircraft and could read the tail number with the naked eye. He said they reported me to the FAA for buzzing. We never saw this boat, but felt obligated to report same. My flight was part 91 and, to the best of my knowledge, no FARS were violated.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A COMMUTER CAPT FLEW 400-500 FT AGL OVER LAKE SUPERIOR BEFORE LNDG AT SAW. HE UNKNOWINGLY FLEW WITHIN CLOSE PROX TO A MIL BOAT AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TURNED IN TO THE FAA.
Narrative: WE FLEW FROM GRB TO SAW AND CANCELED IFR. MY FO WAS FROM CALIFORNIA AND HAD NEVER SEEN THE UPPER PENINSULA BEFORE. I FLEW TO THE E OF MARQUETTE CITY AT 1500 FT AGL AND, WHEN OVER THE WATER OF LAKE SUPERIOR, DSNDED TO 500 FT AGL ON OUR RADAR ALTIMETER. THE WX WAS EXCELLENT WITH UNRESTR VISIBILITY. WE SAW NO AIR TFC (VISIBILITY ON OUR TCASII) AND THERE WAS NO BOAT TFC ON THE WATER. WE FLEW PARALLEL TO THE SHORELINE AT 400 FT AGL FOR 2-3 MI, THEN CLBED TO 2500 FT AND LANDED AT SAW. ON OCT/XA/99, A FELLOW PLT WHO IS MIL AUX TOLD ME ONE OF THEIR BOATS OBSERVED MY ACFT AND COULD READ THE TAIL NUMBER WITH THE NAKED EYE. HE SAID THEY RPTED ME TO THE FAA FOR BUZZING. WE NEVER SAW THIS BOAT, BUT FELT OBLIGATED TO RPT SAME. MY FLT WAS PART 91 AND, TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, NO FARS WERE VIOLATED.
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.