Inexperienced small aircraft pilot 'buzzes' uncontrolled airport, FAA inspector 'buzzes' pilot.

Attributes
ACN	151024
Time
Date	199006
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : elk
State Reference	OK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 300 agl bound upper : 400
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	other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 59 flight time total : 472 flight time type : 380
ASRS Report	151024
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far 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:

I was flying the reverse course for the air race classic. Elk city airport, ok, was the third stop in the race. We called unicom, got airport advisory and told them that we were doing the air race fly-by at an altitude of 300' AGL perpendicular to the runway between 2 hangars. We did the fly-by, landed and an aci from the FAA questioned our fly-by. When we called unicom they gave no indication of any traffic; we looked at the traffic pattern before doing the fly-by and saw no traffic in the area. Considering the race was 4 days later and there would be 48 other aircraft doing the same fly-by, we felt there was no problem in practicing the fly-by for the race the next week.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INEXPERIENCED SMA PLT 'BUZZES' UNCTLED ARPT, FAA INSPECTOR 'BUZZES' PLT.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING THE REVERSE COURSE FOR THE AIR RACE CLASSIC. ELK CITY ARPT, OK, WAS THE THIRD STOP IN THE RACE. WE CALLED UNICOM, GOT ARPT ADVISORY AND TOLD THEM THAT WE WERE DOING THE AIR RACE FLY-BY AT AN ALT OF 300' AGL PERPENDICULAR TO THE RWY BTWN 2 HANGARS. WE DID THE FLY-BY, LANDED AND AN ACI FROM THE FAA QUESTIONED OUR FLY-BY. WHEN WE CALLED UNICOM THEY GAVE NO INDICATION OF ANY TFC; WE LOOKED AT THE TFC PATTERN BEFORE DOING THE FLY-BY AND SAW NO TFC IN THE AREA. CONSIDERING THE RACE WAS 4 DAYS LATER AND THERE WOULD BE 48 OTHER ACFT DOING THE SAME FLY-BY, WE FELT THERE WAS NO PROB IN PRACTICING THE FLY-BY FOR THE RACE THE NEXT WK.

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.