Hi all,
Today I was flying in Pacific Beach, California over the surfline and ocean. Other than taking off or landing I tend to stay over the water and not directly over or too near surfers and waders. I had VLOS of the Mavic, given it was only 1350 feet way and 75 feet in altitude. The airspace is unrestricted and therefore max altitude of 400 feet. I could visually see the Mavic, which sometimes is difficult at greater than 500 feet because of the contrasting backdrop of the sky. There is a pier, roughly 200 feet away, that I was planning to yaw along to practice video shooting.
While lining up to shoot the yaw along the pier I received a notification of a manned aircraft and checked it on the map. I assumed it was from San Diego Airport or Coronado Naval Base and could not visually see the aircraft. Within 20 seconds I started to receive a notification that a Manned Aircraft was Too Close. A few seconds later the small personal plane came around the edge of cliffside. It was hugging the beach line and flying very low.
I took evasive action and dropped the Mavic to 32 feet above the ocean, roughly the height of the pier, and headed for the shoreline. The pier is roughly 2000 feet with about 1300 feet in the water and I was about halfway down it.
The plane was flying very low, well below 400 feet. I would estimate it at less than 250 feet. Based on the flying the Mavic afterwards at 150 feet in the same location it appeared to be the same height. It crossed over the pier and and continued flying at that height. As I stated before there were surfers out in the water about halfway down the pier, the pier had people on it along with hotel structures.
This seems incredible dangerous for a manned personal aircraft to be flying this low so close to a pier with people on it and surfers in the water. There is a distinct difference between a 1.5 lbs drone and small aircraft in regards to safety and consequences of a crash.
I have attached two screenshots of the flight log.
I am seeking advice on whether to report this to FAA. My panic is not relevant in comparison to the hazard it poses to the people in close proximity to the aircraft's flight path. Did I do anything wrong?

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Today I was flying in Pacific Beach, California over the surfline and ocean. Other than taking off or landing I tend to stay over the water and not directly over or too near surfers and waders. I had VLOS of the Mavic, given it was only 1350 feet way and 75 feet in altitude. The airspace is unrestricted and therefore max altitude of 400 feet. I could visually see the Mavic, which sometimes is difficult at greater than 500 feet because of the contrasting backdrop of the sky. There is a pier, roughly 200 feet away, that I was planning to yaw along to practice video shooting.
While lining up to shoot the yaw along the pier I received a notification of a manned aircraft and checked it on the map. I assumed it was from San Diego Airport or Coronado Naval Base and could not visually see the aircraft. Within 20 seconds I started to receive a notification that a Manned Aircraft was Too Close. A few seconds later the small personal plane came around the edge of cliffside. It was hugging the beach line and flying very low.
I took evasive action and dropped the Mavic to 32 feet above the ocean, roughly the height of the pier, and headed for the shoreline. The pier is roughly 2000 feet with about 1300 feet in the water and I was about halfway down it.
The plane was flying very low, well below 400 feet. I would estimate it at less than 250 feet. Based on the flying the Mavic afterwards at 150 feet in the same location it appeared to be the same height. It crossed over the pier and and continued flying at that height. As I stated before there were surfers out in the water about halfway down the pier, the pier had people on it along with hotel structures.
This seems incredible dangerous for a manned personal aircraft to be flying this low so close to a pier with people on it and surfers in the water. There is a distinct difference between a 1.5 lbs drone and small aircraft in regards to safety and consequences of a crash.
I have attached two screenshots of the flight log.
I am seeking advice on whether to report this to FAA. My panic is not relevant in comparison to the hazard it poses to the people in close proximity to the aircraft's flight path. Did I do anything wrong?

