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Pilot of a BE99 cargo flight crew overflew a duck hunter at 100 ft during low level en route flight over lake to avoid high headwinds.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 491018 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200011 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | MN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 100 agl bound upper : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Airliner 99 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 185 flight time total : 3100 flight time type : 950 |
| ASRS Report | 491018 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : observer other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Weather |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Nov/sat/00, on an IFR flight from fsd to far at 8000 ft MSL I canceled my IFR flight plan with ZMP. The reason for this was headwinds. In order to make my ETA at fargo I decreased altitude to 4500 ft MSL. Winds weren't favorably improving so I descended to between 500-1000 ft AGL. After trying 2500 ft MSL for awhile, over lake traverse I flew down the middle at 100 ft AGL. The lake is close to a mi wide and several mi long. I believed I had over 500 ft distance from any persons or property. Apparently I flew over a camouflaged duck hunter. The hunter reached my company to complain. My company asked if it was me and I was reprimanded by company. I thought I had 500 ft clearance going over the center of the lake that was empty. I did not see any hunters and was unaware of them.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A BE99 CARGO FLC OVERFLEW A DUCK HUNTER AT 100 FT DURING LOW LEVEL ENRTE FLT OVER LAKE TO AVOID HIGH HEADWINDS.
Narrative: NOV/SAT/00, ON AN IFR FLT FROM FSD TO FAR AT 8000 FT MSL I CANCELED MY IFR FLT PLAN WITH ZMP. THE REASON FOR THIS WAS HEADWINDS. IN ORDER TO MAKE MY ETA AT FARGO I DECREASED ALT TO 4500 FT MSL. WINDS WEREN'T FAVORABLY IMPROVING SO I DSNDED TO BTWN 500-1000 FT AGL. AFTER TRYING 2500 FT MSL FOR AWHILE, OVER LAKE TRAVERSE I FLEW DOWN THE MIDDLE AT 100 FT AGL. THE LAKE IS CLOSE TO A MI WIDE AND SEVERAL MI LONG. I BELIEVED I HAD OVER 500 FT DISTANCE FROM ANY PERSONS OR PROPERTY. APPARENTLY I FLEW OVER A CAMOUFLAGED DUCK HUNTER. THE HUNTER REACHED MY COMPANY TO COMPLAIN. MY COMPANY ASKED IF IT WAS ME AND I WAS REPRIMANDED BY COMPANY. I THOUGHT I HAD 500 FT CLRNC GOING OVER THE CTR OF THE LAKE THAT WAS EMPTY. I DID NOT SEE ANY HUNTERS AND WAS UNAWARE OF THEM.
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.