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Pilot of a private small aircraft was 'buzzed by a private warbird for unknown reasons resulting in low altitude civil flight after evasive action was taken. Near midair collision.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 268419 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199404 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pao |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Military |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other descent other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 15 |
| ASRS Report | 268419 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 100 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were between the portola valley/la honda area on a pleasure flight when a 'war bird' (I don't know what kind) suddenly appeared and 'buzzed' us, several times and deliberately. The owner/pilot descended to avoid this person as he/she circled around us and flew at us several times. As a result, we may have flown lower than we should have to appropriate altitude. I'm not sure what else we could have done to prevent this. My preference would have been to climb and get more 'maneuvering room.'
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A PVT SMA WAS 'BUZZED BY A PVT WARBIRD FOR UNKNOWN REASONS RESULTING IN LOW ALT CIVIL FLT AFTER EVASIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN. NMAC.
Narrative: WE WERE BTWN THE PORTOLA VALLEY/LA HONDA AREA ON A PLEASURE FLT WHEN A 'WAR BIRD' (I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND) SUDDENLY APPEARED AND 'BUZZED' US, SEVERAL TIMES AND DELIBERATELY. THE OWNER/PLT DSNDED TO AVOID THIS PERSON AS HE/SHE CIRCLED AROUND US AND FLEW AT US SEVERAL TIMES. AS A RESULT, WE MAY HAVE FLOWN LOWER THAN WE SHOULD HAVE TO APPROPRIATE ALT. I'M NOT SURE WHAT ELSE WE COULD HAVE DONE TO PREVENT THIS. MY PREFERENCE WOULD HAVE BEEN TO CLB AND GET MORE 'MANEUVERING ROOM.'
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.