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Small aircraft pilot receiving instruction descends near county fairground to get a better look at the area.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 525510 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200109 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : atl.vortac |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mry.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise : enroute altitude change cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 298 flight time total : 609 flight time type : 36.2 |
| ASRS Report | 525510 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We decided to fly to fulton county airport. My student was in the left seat receiving instruction, I was in the right seat and another CFI was in the back. It was a crystal clear day and the WX was perfect. We chose to go VFR and because of the new flight restrs, we had no choice but to go around atlanta class B airspace. On the way to fulton we passed over the fayette county fairgrounds. When we saw the fair, my student descended to get closer for a better look. My student got much lower than I thought he was going to and lower than I should have let him. I did not take the controls from him at this point because he is an excellent pilot and at the time I saw no real danger. As we passed the fairgrounds we continued around the class B airspace using DME off the atlanta VOR and certain landmarks that the CFI in the back knew would keep us clear of class B. We called fulton tower about 10-15 mi out and stated our intentions. Tower was made clear of our mission and we were told to expect runway 26. We set up for runway 26, and were cleared to land. After landing we cleared the runway, contacted ground and went to FBO. After a few mins we decided to head back home. We went the same way home as we did coming. Once again we crossed over the fairgrounds and my student decided to descend again. At this point I told him we were low enough and after crossing the fair we continued home. My experience has enforced the importance of altitude to myself as a pilot and many others.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA PLT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION DSNDS NEAR COUNTY FAIRGROUND TO GET A BETTER LOOK AT THE AREA.
Narrative: WE DECIDED TO FLY TO FULTON COUNTY ARPT. MY STUDENT WAS IN THE L SEAT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION, I WAS IN THE R SEAT AND ANOTHER CFI WAS IN THE BACK. IT WAS A CRYSTAL CLR DAY AND THE WX WAS PERFECT. WE CHOSE TO GO VFR AND BECAUSE OF THE NEW FLT RESTRS, WE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO GO AROUND ATLANTA CLASS B AIRSPACE. ON THE WAY TO FULTON WE PASSED OVER THE FAYETTE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS. WHEN WE SAW THE FAIR, MY STUDENT DSNDED TO GET CLOSER FOR A BETTER LOOK. MY STUDENT GOT MUCH LOWER THAN I THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO AND LOWER THAN I SHOULD HAVE LET HIM. I DID NOT TAKE THE CTLS FROM HIM AT THIS POINT BECAUSE HE IS AN EXCELLENT PLT AND AT THE TIME I SAW NO REAL DANGER. AS WE PASSED THE FAIRGROUNDS WE CONTINUED AROUND THE CLASS B AIRSPACE USING DME OFF THE ATLANTA VOR AND CERTAIN LANDMARKS THAT THE CFI IN THE BACK KNEW WOULD KEEP US CLR OF CLASS B. WE CALLED FULTON TWR ABOUT 10-15 MI OUT AND STATED OUR INTENTIONS. TWR WAS MADE CLR OF OUR MISSION AND WE WERE TOLD TO EXPECT RWY 26. WE SET UP FOR RWY 26, AND WERE CLRED TO LAND. AFTER LNDG WE CLRED THE RWY, CONTACTED GND AND WENT TO FBO. AFTER A FEW MINS WE DECIDED TO HEAD BACK HOME. WE WENT THE SAME WAY HOME AS WE DID COMING. ONCE AGAIN WE CROSSED OVER THE FAIRGROUNDS AND MY STUDENT DECIDED TO DSND AGAIN. AT THIS POINT I TOLD HIM WE WERE LOW ENOUGH AND AFTER XING THE FAIR WE CONTINUED HOME. MY EXPERIENCE HAS ENFORCED THE IMPORTANCE OF ALT TO MYSELF AS A PLT AND MANY OTHERS.
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.