A captain small transport pilot flew over his house.

Attributes
ACN	268930
Time
Date	199404
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : wea
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1600 msl bound upper : 1600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	PA-31T Cheyenne II
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 135 flight time total : 5588 flight time type : 135
ASRS Report	268930
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During flight back from corporate trip in a piper cheyenne ii, we had canceled IFR and were proceeding VFR to ftw as it allowed most direct routing to runway in use (16L). This routing also took us over the PF house. When within a couple of mi of the house, he said he was going to go down further and fly over his house to let his wife know he was back. I got interested in watching for conflicting traffic at parker co airport and thought he would level off at 1000 ft above the ground. When I looked at the altimeter, we were descending through 1700 ft as we flew over the house and he initiated the pull up. I should have been paying closer attention to his altitude and reminded him to pull up (or level off) earlier.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CAPT SMT PLT FLEW OVER HIS HOUSE.

Narrative: DURING FLT BACK FROM CORPORATE TRIP IN A PIPER CHEYENNE II, WE HAD CANCELED IFR AND WERE PROCEEDING VFR TO FTW AS IT ALLOWED MOST DIRECT ROUTING TO RWY IN USE (16L). THIS ROUTING ALSO TOOK US OVER THE PF HOUSE. WHEN WITHIN A COUPLE OF MI OF THE HOUSE, HE SAID HE WAS GOING TO GO DOWN FURTHER AND FLY OVER HIS HOUSE TO LET HIS WIFE KNOW HE WAS BACK. I GOT INTERESTED IN WATCHING FOR CONFLICTING TFC AT PARKER CO ARPT AND THOUGHT HE WOULD LEVEL OFF AT 1000 FT ABOVE THE GND. WHEN I LOOKED AT THE ALTIMETER, WE WERE DSNDING THROUGH 1700 FT AS WE FLEW OVER THE HOUSE AND HE INITIATED THE PULL UP. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN PAYING CLOSER ATTN TO HIS ALT AND REMINDED HIM TO PULL UP (OR LEVEL OFF) EARLIER.

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.