Private pilot of an amateur built robinson sport, R2160, spontaneously did 2 aileron rolls without w...

Attributes
ACN	373914
Time
Date	199707
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sli airport : lgb
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 800 msl bound upper : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zmp
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Amateur (Home) Built
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 : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 240 flight time type : 17
ASRS Report	373914
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I rented an aerobatic aircraft, out long beach, ca, to practice maneuvers with a friend in the practice area behind palos verdes. I was sightseeing along the coast, flying at about 800 ft, and decided, spontaneously, to do 2 aileron rolls without any warning or knowledge to my passenger. Immediately after this, I climbed to 4500 ft to practice aerobatic sequences. I used poor judgement when making the decision to perform aerobatic maneuvers below the safe and regulated altitudes. To prevent the recurrence of this situation, I would recommend that aerobatic flight schools implement a concise and serious warning outlining the rules and regulations (both in written and verbal formats) at the time a pilot rents an aerobatic aircraft. The warning could include and reinforce the safety and professional impact of violating these established guidelines. Another suggestion could be to place a placard on each aerobatic aircraft stating 'aerobatic maneuvers below 1500 ft prohibited' as another method to remind the pilot. Both of these suggestions could alleviate the pilot's desire to make spontaneous and/or last min decisions and could only aid in the pilot making more well informed decisions.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT OF AN AMATEUR BUILT ROBINSON SPORT, R2160, SPONTANEOUSLY DID 2 AILERON ROLLS WITHOUT WARNING TO HIS PAX AT AN ALT BELOW THE MSA FOR ACROBATIC MANEUVERS.

Narrative: I RENTED AN AEROBATIC ACFT, OUT LONG BEACH, CA, TO PRACTICE MANEUVERS WITH A FRIEND IN THE PRACTICE AREA BEHIND PALOS VERDES. I WAS SIGHTSEEING ALONG THE COAST, FLYING AT ABOUT 800 FT, AND DECIDED, SPONTANEOUSLY, TO DO 2 AILERON ROLLS WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR KNOWLEDGE TO MY PAX. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THIS, I CLBED TO 4500 FT TO PRACTICE AEROBATIC SEQUENCES. I USED POOR JUDGEMENT WHEN MAKING THE DECISION TO PERFORM AEROBATIC MANEUVERS BELOW THE SAFE AND REGULATED ALTS. TO PREVENT THE RECURRENCE OF THIS SIT, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT AEROBATIC FLT SCHOOLS IMPLEMENT A CONCISE AND SERIOUS WARNING OUTLINING THE RULES AND REGS (BOTH IN WRITTEN AND VERBAL FORMATS) AT THE TIME A PLT RENTS AN AEROBATIC ACFT. THE WARNING COULD INCLUDE AND REINFORCE THE SAFETY AND PROFESSIONAL IMPACT OF VIOLATING THESE ESTABLISHED GUIDELINES. ANOTHER SUGGESTION COULD BE TO PLACE A PLACARD ON EACH AEROBATIC ACFT STATING 'AEROBATIC MANEUVERS BELOW 1500 FT PROHIBITED' AS ANOTHER METHOD TO REMIND THE PLT. BOTH OF THESE SUGGESTIONS COULD ALLEVIATE THE PLT'S DESIRE TO MAKE SPONTANEOUS AND/OR LAST MIN DECISIONS AND COULD ONLY AID IN THE PLT MAKING MORE WELL INFORMED DECISIONS.

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.

Private pilot of an amateur built robinson sport, R2160, spontaneously did 2 aileron rolls without warning to his passenger at an altitude below the MSA for acrobatic maneuvers.