General aviation pilot accused of a buzz job near controller's home.

Attributes
ACN	120919
Time
Date	198908
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : avp
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : avp
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time total : 260 flight time type : 220
ASRS Report	120919
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While in cruise flight heading for an airport (wyoming valley) in the wilkes barre TRSA (avp), we contacted approach control at avp to notify them of our intention to fly through their airspace and descend into wyoming valley. The approach controller, instead of a more normal response, asked for our north number repeatedly. He then asked for our home base and if the airplane was privately owned or a rental. The controller then asked if we had flown in the area of justus (PA). He said that we had been there buzzing a house near his and warned us he had our tail number. We do not buzz houses. If this controller got our tail number he did it with a pair of binoculars. Also, should he be concerned about low flying aircraft, there are proper channels to go through, rather than harassing a pilot that he should be helping during the approach portion of a flight. Threats of certificate action just prior to landing do not simplify the procedure. I had a terrible time getting the plane on the ground properly. Several other aircraft were waiting for instructions or clrncs during this harangue.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GENERAL AVIATION PLT ACCUSED OF A BUZZ JOB NEAR CTLR'S HOME.

Narrative: WHILE IN CRUISE FLT HDG FOR AN ARPT (WYOMING VALLEY) IN THE WILKES BARRE TRSA (AVP), WE CONTACTED APCH CTL AT AVP TO NOTIFY THEM OF OUR INTENTION TO FLY THROUGH THEIR AIRSPACE AND DSND INTO WYOMING VALLEY. THE APCH CTLR, INSTEAD OF A MORE NORMAL RESPONSE, ASKED FOR OUR N NUMBER REPEATEDLY. HE THEN ASKED FOR OUR HOME BASE AND IF THE AIRPLANE WAS PRIVATELY OWNED OR A RENTAL. THE CTLR THEN ASKED IF WE HAD FLOWN IN THE AREA OF JUSTUS (PA). HE SAID THAT WE HAD BEEN THERE BUZZING A HOUSE NEAR HIS AND WARNED US HE HAD OUR TAIL NUMBER. WE DO NOT BUZZ HOUSES. IF THIS CTLR GOT OUR TAIL NUMBER HE DID IT WITH A PAIR OF BINOCULARS. ALSO, SHOULD HE BE CONCERNED ABOUT LOW FLYING ACFT, THERE ARE PROPER CHANNELS TO GO THROUGH, RATHER THAN HARASSING A PLT THAT HE SHOULD BE HELPING DURING THE APCH PORTION OF A FLT. THREATS OF CERTIFICATE ACTION JUST PRIOR TO LNDG DO NOT SIMPLIFY THE PROC. I HAD A TERRIBLE TIME GETTING THE PLANE ON THE GND PROPERLY. SEVERAL OTHER ACFT WERE WAITING FOR INSTRUCTIONS OR CLRNCS DURING THIS HARANGUE.

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.