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GA small aircraft pilot hit a parked aircraft with a pumpkin or a flour bomb while participating in an annual fly-by at the start of an air show.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 161084 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199010 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : n56 |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 500 |
| 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 descent other other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| 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 : 4000 flight time type : 3300 |
| ASRS Report | 161085 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | 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 | other |
Narrative:
An incident occurred on 10/sun/90 at rhinebeck aerodrome. During the past 20 yrs or more the antique aircraft club of greater north.Y. Would fly to rhinebeck aerodrome, do a fly-by, and then on the second pass drop pumpkins and flour bombs on the runway. We would then proceed to land and watch the rest of the rhinebeck show. This was all done with the consent of the management at rhinebeck. On this particular sunday one of the pumpkins hit a vintage biplane. Unfortunately there was damage and loss of revenue in the amount of $1500, which I have agreed to pay, and needless to say, I'm sorry that it happened and will do whatever is required to make sure it never happens again.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GA SMA PLT HIT A PARKED ACFT WITH A PUMPKIN OR A FLOUR BOMB WHILE PARTICIPATING IN AN ANNUAL FLY-BY AT THE START OF AN AIR SHOW.
Narrative: AN INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 10/SUN/90 AT RHINEBECK AERODROME. DURING THE PAST 20 YRS OR MORE THE ANTIQUE ACFT CLUB OF GREATER N.Y. WOULD FLY TO RHINEBECK AERODROME, DO A FLY-BY, AND THEN ON THE SECOND PASS DROP PUMPKINS AND FLOUR BOMBS ON THE RWY. WE WOULD THEN PROCEED TO LAND AND WATCH THE REST OF THE RHINEBECK SHOW. THIS WAS ALL DONE WITH THE CONSENT OF THE MGMNT AT RHINEBECK. ON THIS PARTICULAR SUNDAY ONE OF THE PUMPKINS HIT A VINTAGE BIPLANE. UNFORTUNATELY THERE WAS DAMAGE AND LOSS OF REVENUE IN THE AMOUNT OF $1500, WHICH I HAVE AGREED TO PAY, AND NEEDLESS TO SAY, I'M SORRY THAT IT HAPPENED AND WILL DO WHATEVER IS REQUIRED TO MAKE SURE IT NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN.
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.