Observer reports 3 aircraft operating too close to people on an airport to FSDO. Pilots disagree. FS...

Attributes
ACN	447350
Time
Date	199908
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 1s0.airport
State Reference	WA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 800 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Christen Eagle II
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	landing : missed approach
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	S-1 All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll landing : go around
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 850 flight time type : 80
ASRS Report	447349
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time total : 600 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	447350
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : person 5
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Myself and 2 other planes (the 3RD was a pitts S1) overflew the airport parallel to runway east of centerline in formation. 2 passes were made. After 2ND pass we separated and individually entered traffic pattern for landing. My approach ended in a go around because of people observing parked aircraft that sat between the taxiway and runway. 2ND approach ended with full stop landing after I observed the people remaining close to the parked airplane. Problem (alleged) became known when I received a letter from the seattle FSDO that they were investigating an incident where my aircraft was observed operating within 500 ft of persons or property. Contributing factors were the abnormal parking arrangements for the aircraft and the unusually large number of people.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: OBSERVER RPTS 3 ACFT OPERATING TOO CLOSE TO PEOPLE ON AN ARPT TO FSDO. PLTS DISAGREE. FSDO INVESTIGATES.

Narrative: MYSELF AND 2 OTHER PLANES (THE 3RD WAS A PITTS S1) OVERFLEW THE ARPT PARALLEL TO RWY E OF CTRLINE IN FORMATION. 2 PASSES WERE MADE. AFTER 2ND PASS WE SEPARATED AND INDIVIDUALLY ENTERED TFC PATTERN FOR LNDG. MY APCH ENDED IN A GAR BECAUSE OF PEOPLE OBSERVING PARKED ACFT THAT SAT BTWN THE TXWY AND RWY. 2ND APCH ENDED WITH FULL STOP LNDG AFTER I OBSERVED THE PEOPLE REMAINING CLOSE TO THE PARKED AIRPLANE. PROB (ALLEGED) BECAME KNOWN WHEN I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE SEATTLE FSDO THAT THEY WERE INVESTIGATING AN INCIDENT WHERE MY ACFT WAS OBSERVED OPERATING WITHIN 500 FT OF PERSONS OR PROPERTY. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE ABNORMAL PARKING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE ACFT AND THE UNUSUALLY LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE.

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.

Observer reports 3 aircraft operating too close to people on an airport to FSDO. Pilots disagree. FSDO investigates.