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Christian eagle ii pilot was caught doing aerobatics on a designated victor airway. A very vigilant FAA inspector caught him.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 596945 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200310 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : taz.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 2000 agl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Christen Eagle II |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : enroute altitude change |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 21 flight time total : 2080 flight time type : 270 |
| ASRS Report | 596945 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was performing aerobatic maneuvers near taz. I thought I was clear of the V67 airway. After landing, I was approached by an FAA employee who informed me that I was within 2 NM of the airway. He stated that he was observing me with binoculars. He also called spi approach to get me on radar. They had a target but couldn't get an altitude fix. I looked more closely at the map after talking to the FAA employee and I think I did inadvertently and unknowingly get too close to the airway. Contributing factors were fairly high winds and possible loss of positional awareness during aerobatic flight. Also contributing was my lack of knowledge of the exact location of the airway. I thought it was further west of my position. In the future I will definitely be more aware of airway location. I will perform my maneuvers in an area further away from all airways and I will double-check the exact location of all airways in my area. I honestly did not realize I was so close to the airway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CHRISTIAN EAGLE II PLT WAS CAUGHT DOING AEROBATICS ON A DESIGNATED VICTOR AIRWAY. A VERY VIGILANT FAA INSPECTOR CAUGHT HIM.
Narrative: I WAS PERFORMING AEROBATIC MANEUVERS NEAR TAZ. I THOUGHT I WAS CLR OF THE V67 AIRWAY. AFTER LNDG, I WAS APCHED BY AN FAA EMPLOYEE WHO INFORMED ME THAT I WAS WITHIN 2 NM OF THE AIRWAY. HE STATED THAT HE WAS OBSERVING ME WITH BINOCULARS. HE ALSO CALLED SPI APCH TO GET ME ON RADAR. THEY HAD A TARGET BUT COULDN'T GET AN ALT FIX. I LOOKED MORE CLOSELY AT THE MAP AFTER TALKING TO THE FAA EMPLOYEE AND I THINK I DID INADVERTENTLY AND UNKNOWINGLY GET TOO CLOSE TO THE AIRWAY. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE FAIRLY HIGH WINDS AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF POSITIONAL AWARENESS DURING AEROBATIC FLT. ALSO CONTRIBUTING WAS MY LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE AIRWAY. I THOUGHT IT WAS FURTHER W OF MY POS. IN THE FUTURE I WILL DEFINITELY BE MORE AWARE OF AIRWAY LOCATION. I WILL PERFORM MY MANEUVERS IN AN AREA FURTHER AWAY FROM ALL AIRWAYS AND I WILL DOUBLE-CHK THE EXACT LOCATION OF ALL AIRWAYS IN MY AREA. I HONESTLY DID NOT REALIZE I WAS SO CLOSE TO THE AIRWAY.
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.