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Pilot of an small aircraft amateur built conducted aerobatics over an airport below the minimum safe altitude without a low altitude waiver certificate for the time and date of the operation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 364566 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199703 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : grd |
| State Reference | SC |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 300 agl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 364566 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : observer |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I (reporter) was asked to come to greenwood airport to talk to a group of school kids and answer any questions they had about aviation. The kids and teacher asked if I would fly for them. I flew approximately 10 mins or less over the top of greenwood airport doing some aerobatics. Greenwood airport has a VOR on the field with VOR airways VOR approach NDB approach. I flew over runway 9/27 and closed runway 18/36. Altitude was from 300 ft AGL to 2500 ft AGL. After landing persons had called from house nearby. Aerobatics was over runway 9/27 not over any houses. There was times where I was over a women's prison off the east end of runway 9/27. The WX was fine. There was no other traffic in the area. I had a trained person (observer) on the ground talking to me/he the (observer) was monitoring CTAF 122.8/unicom 122.8/greenwood approach 118.8, and talking to me on 123.45. There was no problem with other aircraft or pilots only complaint from nearby houses. I was in the wrong this time, but there has been several times the same person calls and complains about me and I haven't been flying. There was no waivered airspace for aerobatics at this day and time.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SMA AMATEUR BUILT CONDUCTED AEROBATICS OVER AN ARPT BELOW THE MINIMUM SAFE ALT WITHOUT A LOW ALT WAIVER CERTIFICATE FOR THE TIME AND DATE OF THE OP.
Narrative: I (RPTR) WAS ASKED TO COME TO GREENWOOD ARPT TO TALK TO A GROUP OF SCHOOL KIDS AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THEY HAD ABOUT AVIATION. THE KIDS AND TEACHER ASKED IF I WOULD FLY FOR THEM. I FLEW APPROX 10 MINS OR LESS OVER THE TOP OF GREENWOOD ARPT DOING SOME AEROBATICS. GREENWOOD ARPT HAS A VOR ON THE FIELD WITH VOR AIRWAYS VOR APCH NDB APCH. I FLEW OVER RWY 9/27 AND CLOSED RWY 18/36. ALT WAS FROM 300 FT AGL TO 2500 FT AGL. AFTER LNDG PERSONS HAD CALLED FROM HOUSE NEARBY. AEROBATICS WAS OVER RWY 9/27 NOT OVER ANY HOUSES. THERE WAS TIMES WHERE I WAS OVER A WOMEN'S PRISON OFF THE E END OF RWY 9/27. THE WX WAS FINE. THERE WAS NO OTHER TFC IN THE AREA. I HAD A TRAINED PERSON (OBSERVER) ON THE GND TALKING TO ME/HE THE (OBSERVER) WAS MONITORING CTAF 122.8/UNICOM 122.8/GREENWOOD APCH 118.8, AND TALKING TO ME ON 123.45. THERE WAS NO PROB WITH OTHER ACFT OR PLTS ONLY COMPLAINT FROM NEARBY HOUSES. I WAS IN THE WRONG THIS TIME, BUT THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL TIMES THE SAME PERSON CALLS AND COMPLAINS ABOUT ME AND I HAVEN'T BEEN FLYING. THERE WAS NO WAIVERED AIRSPACE FOR AEROBATICS AT THIS DAY AND TIME.
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.