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C152 pilot makes an in-flight drop of ice to a colleague on a boat and is investigated by law enforcement for an apparent 'drug delivery.'
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 614725 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200404 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : pie.vortac |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 152 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 300 flight time type : 150 |
| ASRS Report | 614725 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government other |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I flew down to meet some friends off the coast. They were in a boat. I was in the aircraft. We had 2-WAY radio communication, and made reasonable precautions to avoid injury or damage to any person or anyone's property. I dropped a black garbage bag with 4 bags of ice in it down to the boat. My friend swam out to get it. As they did the sheriff's office pulled up to the boat to see what was in the bag, thinking it looked like drugs being dropped. I understand their concern with how it may have appeared, but I was simply doing a favor for a friend, by dropping a bag of ice down to him. I realize now that dropping anything from an aircraft in this day and age is probably not a good idea.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C152 PLT MAKES AN INFLT DROP OF ICE TO A COLLEAGUE ON A BOAT AND IS INVESTIGATED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR AN APPARENT 'DRUG DELIVERY.'
Narrative: I FLEW DOWN TO MEET SOME FRIENDS OFF THE COAST. THEY WERE IN A BOAT. I WAS IN THE ACFT. WE HAD 2-WAY RADIO COM, AND MADE REASONABLE PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID INJURY OR DAMAGE TO ANY PERSON OR ANYONE'S PROPERTY. I DROPPED A BLACK GARBAGE BAG WITH 4 BAGS OF ICE IN IT DOWN TO THE BOAT. MY FRIEND SWAM OUT TO GET IT. AS THEY DID THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE PULLED UP TO THE BOAT TO SEE WHAT WAS IN THE BAG, THINKING IT LOOKED LIKE DRUGS BEING DROPPED. I UNDERSTAND THEIR CONCERN WITH HOW IT MAY HAVE APPEARED, BUT I WAS SIMPLY DOING A FAVOR FOR A FRIEND, BY DROPPING A BAG OF ICE DOWN TO HIM. I REALIZE NOW THAT DROPPING ANYTHING FROM AN ACFT IN THIS DAY AND AGE IS PROBABLY NOT A GOOD IDEA.
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.