A piper tri-pacer private pilot receives a call from the local FSDO alleging his low flight over a p...

Attributes
ACN	457989
Time
Date	199912
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	MD
Altitude	agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Piper Aircraft Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	landing : go around
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 16 flight time total : 646 flight time type : 646
ASRS Report	457989
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : observer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other other : 2
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Airport Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On dec/xa/99 between PM00-PM30, I was flying in the traffic pattern at MD50, chesapeake ranch airport, where I live. During that flight, I made a total of 3 full stop lndgs. After my second takeoff, as I was turning downwind at approximately 500 ft AGL, I heard another aircraft entering the traffic pattern on the base leg. I informed the other aircraft on unicom frequency 122.7 that I would extend my downwind. I continued my pattern and on final approach noted that the other aircraft was still on the runway. I announced on unicom frequency that I was going around. I continued around the pattern and landed on my next approach. On dec/xb/99 (1 week later) I received a phone call from a mr X from the washington FSDO informing me that his office had received a complaint of low flying from someone who lived north of the airfield. (Per published procedure all patterns are flown to the north of the runway below 800 ft. MD50 lies under the patuxent river naval base restr area. I provided mr X the requested information over the phone and by facsimile (copy of logbook page showing flying activity on dec/xa/99 and copy of aircraft logbook page showing altimeter and static system test). Legal services recommended I file an ASRS form.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PIPER TRI-PACER PVT PLT RECEIVES A CALL FROM THE LCL FSDO ALLEGING HIS LOW FLT OVER A PERSON'S HOME N OF MD50, MD.

Narrative: ON DEC/XA/99 BTWN PM00-PM30, I WAS FLYING IN THE TFC PATTERN AT MD50, CHESAPEAKE RANCH ARPT, WHERE I LIVE. DURING THAT FLT, I MADE A TOTAL OF 3 FULL STOP LNDGS. AFTER MY SECOND TKOF, AS I WAS TURNING DOWNWIND AT APPROX 500 FT AGL, I HEARD ANOTHER ACFT ENTERING THE TFC PATTERN ON THE BASE LEG. I INFORMED THE OTHER ACFT ON UNICOM FREQ 122.7 THAT I WOULD EXTEND MY DOWNWIND. I CONTINUED MY PATTERN AND ON FINAL APCH NOTED THAT THE OTHER ACFT WAS STILL ON THE RWY. I ANNOUNCED ON UNICOM FREQ THAT I WAS GOING AROUND. I CONTINUED AROUND THE PATTERN AND LANDED ON MY NEXT APCH. ON DEC/XB/99 (1 WK LATER) I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM A MR X FROM THE WASHINGTON FSDO INFORMING ME THAT HIS OFFICE HAD RECEIVED A COMPLAINT OF LOW FLYING FROM SOMEONE WHO LIVED N OF THE AIRFIELD. (PER PUBLISHED PROC ALL PATTERNS ARE FLOWN TO THE N OF THE RWY BELOW 800 FT. MD50 LIES UNDER THE PATUXENT RIVER NAVAL BASE RESTR AREA. I PROVIDED MR X THE REQUESTED INFO OVER THE PHONE AND BY FAX (COPY OF LOGBOOK PAGE SHOWING FLYING ACTIVITY ON DEC/XA/99 AND COPY OF ACFT LOGBOOK PAGE SHOWING ALTIMETER AND STATIC SYS TEST). LEGAL SVCS RECOMMENDED I FILE AN ASRS FORM.

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.

A piper tri-pacer private pilot receives a call from the local FSDO alleging his low flight over a person's home north of MD50, md.