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Formation flight of 2 small aircraft's perform airshow demonstration maneuvers for grade school class without prior notification to FAA.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 144768 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199005 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : aty |
| State Reference | SD |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff cruise other landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 3500 |
| ASRS Report | 144760 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 590 flight time type : 65 |
| ASRS Report | 145028 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
My partner and I did a formation fly-by for 55 third grade students as a demonstration. I have been flying professional air shows for 9 yrs. We departed runway 30 using a left-hand pattern, did a straight and level formation pass over runway 30 with smoke on. Then we made an intrail pass with smoke on using a left-hand pattern and landed. The demonstration was strictly non-aerobatic. All was done in accordance to current FARS. We autographed pictures for all of the students and teachers and departed runway 30, made a left-hand turn and departed for home. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: after return to base (sioux falls, sd) reporter received call from FAA GADO remonstration their failure to notify FAA about the demonstration flight which had been observed by FSS. Reporter has filed written report to GADO and has heard nothing since. Reporter feels strongly that young FSS specialist involved overreacted to a minor infraction, just a technicality.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FORMATION FLT OF 2 SMA'S PERFORM AIRSHOW DEMONSTRATION MANEUVERS FOR GRADE SCHOOL CLASS WITHOUT PRIOR NOTIFICATION TO FAA.
Narrative: MY PARTNER AND I DID A FORMATION FLY-BY FOR 55 THIRD GRADE STUDENTS AS A DEMONSTRATION. I HAVE BEEN FLYING PROFESSIONAL AIR SHOWS FOR 9 YRS. WE DEPARTED RWY 30 USING A LEFT-HAND PATTERN, DID A STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FORMATION PASS OVER RWY 30 WITH SMOKE ON. THEN WE MADE AN INTRAIL PASS WITH SMOKE ON USING A LEFT-HAND PATTERN AND LANDED. THE DEMONSTRATION WAS STRICTLY NON-AEROBATIC. ALL WAS DONE IN ACCORDANCE TO CURRENT FARS. WE AUTOGRAPHED PICTURES FOR ALL OF THE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AND DEPARTED RWY 30, MADE A LEFT-HAND TURN AND DEPARTED FOR HOME. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: AFTER RETURN TO BASE (SIOUX FALLS, SD) RPTR RECEIVED CALL FROM FAA GADO REMONSTRATION THEIR FAILURE TO NOTIFY FAA ABOUT THE DEMO FLT WHICH HAD BEEN OBSERVED BY FSS. RPTR HAS FILED WRITTEN RPT TO GADO AND HAS HEARD NOTHING SINCE. RPTR FEELS STRONGLY THAT YOUNG FSS SPECIALIST INVOLVED OVERREACTED TO A MINOR INFRACTION, JUST A TECHNICALITY.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.