AN SMA PVT PLT MAY HAVE RUN A CAR OFF OF THE ROAD BY FLYING LOW AT NIGHT.

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ON 11/TUE/92; I DEPARTED FROM LOVE FIELD AROUND HX25 LCL TIME IN PRESCOTT; AZ. I THEN MORE OR LESS FOLLOWED HWY 89 INTO PRESCOTT BUT WAS LOOKING FOR THE SHERATON HOTEL; WHICH IS ABOUT SE OF TOWN TO TURN INTO TOWN. ONCE I SAW THE SHERATON; I TURNED R TOWARDS THE CITY OF PRESCOTT; I WAS OVER GURLEY ST (THE MAIN DRAG IN PRESCOTT) AND THEN TURNED R OUT OF TOWN. THE PRESCOTT POLICE DEPT SAID THAT I WAS FLYING LOW AT THIS TIME. THE MORE I THINK ABOUT IT THE MORE I THINK THAT I PROBABLY WAS. LOOKING BACK NOW; I NEGLECTED TO ADJUST THE ALTIMETER AND I WASN'T READING IT ALL OF THE TIME WHILE I WAS OVER PRESCOTT. TO BE HONEST; I WAS ENJOYING THE VIEW BUT ONCE I WAS LEAVING THE PRESCOTT AREA; THE ALTIMETER READ 6100- 6200 FT MSL. I THEN PROCEEDED TOWARDS PRESCOTT VALLEY AND THE NINGUS MOUNTAIN AREA; WHERE I DID SOME STEEP TURNS AND STALLS. I THEN DID A LOW APCH OVER RWY 21 AT LOVE FIELD AND TURNED N TOWARDS CHICO VALLEY. AFTER FLYING OVER THAT AREA; I FLEW TOWARDS PRESCOTT FOLLOWING 89 AGAIN. THERE WERE A FEW CARS ON THE HWY GIVING ME A GENERAL IDEA IN WHICH TO FOLLOW 89. IT WAS AT THIS TIME I TURNED MY LNDG LIGHT ON; ADMITTEDLY OUT OF HORSE PLAY; BUT I THOUGHT TO MYSELF THAT MAYBE THIS ISN'T SUCH A HOT IDEA SO I TURNED IT OFF AFTER A FEW SECONDS. I ESTIMATE THAT I WAS AT LEAST 700 FT AGL OVER 89; NEVERTHELESS; THE POLICE CHARGED THAT FROM MY ACTIONS I FORCED A CAR OFF THE ROAD. AFTER FLYING OVER PRESCOTT AGAIN; I LANDED BACK AT LOVE FIELD AROUND XY30 LCL. IN CONCLUSION; IT WAS NOT MY INTENTION TO 'BUZZ' OR CHASE CARS OVER HWY 89; HOWEVER; IF TURNING ON MY LNDG LIGHT CAUSED A CAR TO GO OFF THE ROAD AND IF I WAS BELOW 1000 FT AGL OVER PRESCOTT; I AM TRULY RESPONSIBLE.