The phrase "after passing over" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate a sequence of events where something occurs following the act of crossing or moving beyond a particular point.
Example: "After passing over the bridge, we finally reached the town."
Alternatives: "after crossing" or "upon traversing".
Cyclone Pam has travelled south after passing over Vanuatu, and reached New Zealand on Monday.
The train, travelling at more than 100mph, derailed after passing over a section of rail which then fractured.
The lone survivor of the crash said tonight there were several explosions aboard the craft before it plunged into dense bush shortly after passing over Ndola Airport.
Kingsford Smith disappeared in 1935 with Australian Thomas Pethybridge after passing over Calcutta (Kolkata) during a flight from London to Australia.
Perhaps four minutes after passing over the George Washington Bridge, the left wing of the Cessna aligns with the Empire State Building.
The astronauts finished the mapping early this morning, after passing over Flinders Island, just southeast of Australia in the Tasman Sea.
After quickly passing over Nova Scotia, the weakening tropical storm transitioned into an extratropical storm over the Bay of Fundy at 0000 UTC on September 3.
The eyewall soon after passed over the Japanese island of Miyako-jima on September 10, producing the fourth lowest pressure on record in Japan after an pressure of 912 mbar was recorded.
Woodson took the Knicks job after being passed over for several head coaching positions.
The elephant on the court After being passed over by all 30 NBA teams, Jeremy Lin has emerged as basketball's new star.
Kendrick, a close friend of O'Neil's and the museum's marketing director for 12 years, left in 2010, a year after being passed over for president.
