3 plane aerobatic team accused of conducting aerobatics at 55J without FAA approval.

Attributes
ACN	266589
Time
Date	199403
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 55j
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1300 agl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 7600 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	266589
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other other

Narrative:

3 pitts special S-2B aircraft, (a civilian aerobatic formation team), were making non aerobatic passes at fernandina beach, fl (55J), airport for a film crew. There were no other aircraft or personnel in the area at that time. The team executed a type of looping maneuver, one of which we did at airshows, either an aerobatic vertical loop or a horizontal 'flat' non aerobatic loop. The radio transmission was the team would be executing a looping maneuver. The FAA has accused the team of doing a vertical loop as opposed to a horizontal flat non aerobatic loop, just by the radio calls, only. By the FAA's own admission, there were no witnesses.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: 3 PLANE AEROBATIC TEAM ACCUSED OF CONDUCTING AEROBATICS AT 55J WITHOUT FAA APPROVAL.

Narrative: 3 PITTS SPECIAL S-2B ACFT, (A CIVILIAN AEROBATIC FORMATION TEAM), WERE MAKING NON AEROBATIC PASSES AT FERNANDINA BEACH, FL (55J), ARPT FOR A FILM CREW. THERE WERE NO OTHER ACFT OR PERSONNEL IN THE AREA AT THAT TIME. THE TEAM EXECUTED A TYPE OF LOOPING MANEUVER, ONE OF WHICH WE DID AT AIRSHOWS, EITHER AN AEROBATIC VERT LOOP OR A HORIZ 'FLAT' NON AEROBATIC LOOP. THE RADIO XMISSION WAS THE TEAM WOULD BE EXECUTING A LOOPING MANEUVER. THE FAA HAS ACCUSED THE TEAM OF DOING A VERT LOOP AS OPPOSED TO A HORIZ FLAT NON AEROBATIC LOOP, JUST BY THE RADIO CALLS, ONLY. BY THE FAA'S OWN ADMISSION, THERE WERE NO WITNESSES.

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.