2 vintage small aircraft aircraft alleged to be flying in formation close to the ground.

Attributes
ACN	125013
Time
Date	198910
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : tn98
State Reference	TN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 100 agl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 8 flight time total : 219
ASRS Report	125013
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 8 flight time total : 116
ASRS Report	125011
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Small aircraft X and small aircraft Y were flying in formation and maneuvering in formation and ground observer claimed formation was at 100' AGL and aircraft altimeter was reading 2500' MSL which is approximately 1500' AGL where incident occurred.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: 2 VINTAGE SMA ACFT ALLEGED TO BE FLYING IN FORMATION CLOSE TO THE GND.

Narrative: SMA X AND SMA Y WERE FLYING IN FORMATION AND MANEUVERING IN FORMATION AND GND OBSERVER CLAIMED FORMATION WAS AT 100' AGL AND ACFT ALTIMETER WAS READING 2500' MSL WHICH IS APPROX 1500' AGL WHERE INCIDENT OCCURRED.

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.