Pilot of small aircraft overflew local airport while an airshow was in progress.

Attributes
ACN	117477
Time
Date	198907
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 3g3
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 4500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	117477
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

When descending for the traffic pattern at 15G (wadsworth, skypark) from the east, I overflew wadsworth municipal. Traffic pattern at 4500' (3g3). Upon landing at 15G skypark, I discovered that wadsworth municipal airport had an air show in progress. There was no traffic conflict in this event to my knowledge. The safety problem is there seems to be no effective way to get NOTAMS on airports for these reasons: if you use the automatic tape briefing on tbis (the phone tones to make your request of WX) you do not get NOTAMS. Another problem is where are the NOTAMS listed? Example: aoh (lima ohio airport is 100 miles from cle (cleveland, ohio) fdy (findlay, ohio) and day (dayton, ohio) are within 30 mi of aoh. They both report WX and have FSS stations, but the NOTAMS for aoh are listed under cle WX reports). The NOTAMS for 3g3, 15G are listed under cle not the closest (or ATC controling airport) cak (akron canton). NOTAMS need to be listed in a manual that does not require deciphering investigation. Their are boundary lines for FSS controling areas, ATC controling areas, navaids, maintenance areas, none of these boundary areas are uniform.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMA OVERFLEW LCL ARPT WHILE AN AIRSHOW WAS IN PROGRESS.

Narrative: WHEN DESCENDING FOR THE TFC PATTERN AT 15G (WADSWORTH, SKYPARK) FROM THE EAST, I OVERFLEW WADSWORTH MUNI. TFC PATTERN AT 4500' (3G3). UPON LNDG AT 15G SKYPARK, I DISCOVERED THAT WADSWORTH MUNI ARPT HAD AN AIR SHOW IN PROGRESS. THERE WAS NO TFC CONFLICT IN THIS EVENT TO MY KNOWLEDGE. THE SAFETY PROBLEM IS THERE SEEMS TO BE NO EFFECTIVE WAY TO GET NOTAMS ON ARPTS FOR THESE REASONS: IF YOU USE THE AUTOMATIC TAPE BRIEFING ON TBIS (THE PHONE TONES TO MAKE YOUR REQUEST OF WX) YOU DO NOT GET NOTAMS. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS WHERE ARE THE NOTAMS LISTED? EXAMPLE: AOH (LIMA OHIO ARPT IS 100 MILES FROM CLE (CLEVELAND, OHIO) FDY (FINDLAY, OHIO) AND DAY (DAYTON, OHIO) ARE WITHIN 30 MI OF AOH. THEY BOTH REPORT WX AND HAVE FSS STATIONS, BUT THE NOTAMS FOR AOH ARE LISTED UNDER CLE WX REPORTS). THE NOTAMS FOR 3G3, 15G ARE LISTED UNDER CLE NOT THE CLOSEST (OR ATC CTLING ARPT) CAK (AKRON CANTON). NOTAMS NEED TO BE LISTED IN A MANUAL THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE DECIPHERING INVESTIGATION. THEIR ARE BOUNDARY LINES FOR FSS CTLING AREAS, ATC CTLING AREAS, NAVAIDS, MAINT AREAS, NONE OF THESE BOUNDARY AREAS ARE UNIFORM.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.