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Pilot of an experimental biplane made low passes over a nonctled airport resulting in a public noise complaint.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 293917 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199501 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ok37 |
| State Reference | OK |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 20 agl bound upper : 200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Christen (& Pitts) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 1290 flight time type : 40 |
| ASRS Report | 293917 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : observer |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far 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 | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Myself and a friend each took off from woodring field (wdg) on jan/sat/95 at XA00 pm local. WX conditions were cavu. We flew in formation over to hurst airport (OK37) and did several low approachs. The approachs were in the normal pattern of the airport. One of the approachs was done in formation, while the others were separate. Upon returning to wdg we were advised to contact the tower upon landing. Upon doing so, we discovered that a woman who lives .5 mi south of OK37 had called the tower and complained of the noise. Apparently she raises emu's and the noise upset her and the birds. She threatened to call the FAA and sue us for damages.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN EXPERIMENTAL BIPLANE MADE LOW PASSES OVER A NONCTLED ARPT RESULTING IN A PUBLIC NOISE COMPLAINT.
Narrative: MYSELF AND A FRIEND EACH TOOK OFF FROM WOODRING FIELD (WDG) ON JAN/SAT/95 AT XA00 PM LCL. WX CONDITIONS WERE CAVU. WE FLEW IN FORMATION OVER TO HURST ARPT (OK37) AND DID SEVERAL LOW APCHS. THE APCHS WERE IN THE NORMAL PATTERN OF THE ARPT. ONE OF THE APCHS WAS DONE IN FORMATION, WHILE THE OTHERS WERE SEPARATE. UPON RETURNING TO WDG WE WERE ADVISED TO CONTACT THE TWR UPON LNDG. UPON DOING SO, WE DISCOVERED THAT A WOMAN WHO LIVES .5 MI S OF OK37 HAD CALLED THE TWR AND COMPLAINED OF THE NOISE. APPARENTLY SHE RAISES EMU'S AND THE NOISE UPSET HER AND THE BIRDS. SHE THREATENED TO CALL THE FAA AND SUE US FOR DAMAGES.
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.