GA SMA ACCUSED OF VIOLATING FAR FOR LOW FLT OVER HANGAR.

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OUR ORGANIZATION PERFORMS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA OF ACFT NAV AND LNDGS SYS. THE MISSION IN QUESTION INVOLVED FLYING PRECISION APCHS TO A VIRTUAL RWY SITUATED PARALLEL TO AND OFFSET LATERALLY FROM THE MAIN RWY. ONE OF THE FLT PATHS TOOK THE ACFT VERY CLOSE TO THE ROOF OF A HANGAR BUILDING WHICH CONTAINED OFFICES. THE FLT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER VFR AND VISIBILITY WAS NOT A FACTOR. HE KNEW THAT THE FLT PATH WAS CLOSE TO THE HANGAR AND WERE EXTREMELY CAUTIOUS IN OUR OVERFLT. AFTER 2 RUNS OVER THE HANGAR; WE WERE TOLD TO LAND AND SEE THE ARPT MGR. IN THE COURSE OF OUR DISCUSSION; WE FOUND OUT THAT: IT WAS THE OPINION OF THE MGR THAT ACTION COULD BE TAKEN AGAINST US BASED ON FAR 91.13 AND/OR FAR 91.119. IN OUR FERVOR TO ACCOMPLISH THE MISSION; WE NEGLECTED TO CAREFULLY EXAMINE THE REGS IN LIGHT OF OUR FLT PATH OVER THE HANGAR BUILDING. WE HAD NOT PROPERLY COORDINATED OUR TEST OP WITH THE ARPT MGMNT. WE HAD; HOWEVER; COORDINATED WITH AIR TFC. WE WERE INFORMED OF THE PROPER COORD PROCS AT THAT POINT.