Buzz job over pilot's home.

Attributes
ACN	247870
Time
Date	199308
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : wvi
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 400 msl bound upper : 400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : observer observation : passenger
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 1220 flight time type : 190
ASRS Report	247870
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I am a cfii-mei and was on a pleasure flight with a friend who is a private pilot. He was PIC and I was just along for the ride. We were heading back in to land at wvi airport and were heading for the area of town that he lived in. He decided to make a low pass and buzz his wife. He flew directly over their house and was unable to see if she was there, so he decided to go back again. This was not verbalized to me. Both passes were done at approximately 400 ft MSL. The house is in a subdivision near the edge of town. As I was not PIC nor in any instructing capacity, I did nothing to stop this. Having more ratings and experience than my friend, I should have said or, if necessary, done something to stop it from happening.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BUZZ JOB OVER PLT'S HOME.

Narrative: I AM A CFII-MEI AND WAS ON A PLEASURE FLT WITH A FRIEND WHO IS A PVT PLT. HE WAS PIC AND I WAS JUST ALONG FOR THE RIDE. WE WERE HDG BACK IN TO LAND AT WVI ARPT AND WERE HDG FOR THE AREA OF TOWN THAT HE LIVED IN. HE DECIDED TO MAKE A LOW PASS AND BUZZ HIS WIFE. HE FLEW DIRECTLY OVER THEIR HOUSE AND WAS UNABLE TO SEE IF SHE WAS THERE, SO HE DECIDED TO GO BACK AGAIN. THIS WAS NOT VERBALIZED TO ME. BOTH PASSES WERE DONE AT APPROX 400 FT MSL. THE HOUSE IS IN A SUBDIVISION NEAR THE EDGE OF TOWN. AS I WAS NOT PIC NOR IN ANY INSTRUCTING CAPACITY, I DID NOTHING TO STOP THIS. HAVING MORE RATINGS AND EXPERIENCE THAN MY FRIEND, I SHOULD HAVE SAID OR, IF NECESSARY, DONE SOMETHING TO STOP IT FROM HAPPENING.

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.