Narrative:

The pilot(south) of the 'beaver' have been diving treetop high over my neighborhood for the past 3 yrs. I understand flying an aircraft under 1000 ft over a residential neighborhood to be an FAA violation. This diving/barnstorming is actually under 500 ft from the ground. The biggest concern is safety. To my knowledge; the second most common type of situation that leads to a crash involves pilots showing off for their friends/neighbors by 'buzzing' a house. Pilots slow the airspeed of the aircraft; dive over their friends; then pull up with too low an airspeed and stall. My neighbors and I are concerned about these pilot(south) stalling or crashing an airplane into our homes. These pilots have a very long history of unrpted FAA violations of this nature with our neighbors. We've tried talking directly to the owners of the aircraft. The pilot(south) feel that they are 'untouchable.' our neighborhood is ready for these violations to stop. I am taking action to ensure these barnstorming aerobatics stop immediately. My pregnant wife is expecting to have a home birth in august. This is what's driving my immediate action on this matter. These violations must stop. I intend to escalate this matter as appropriate. I expect a loi to result in a warning. If the pilot's/pilots' behavior doesn't change; I will expect certificate action (suspension or revocation). If the pilot is flying over while my wife is in labor; I will take criminal action with local law enforcement and will expect issuance of civil penalty or criminal action from FAA. Should I need to present my case in a hearing I will be able to provide video documentation and logs of the violations. My preference is to stop the violations immediately and correct the pilot's/pilots' behavior with your process. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that although he lives on the edge of a lake the aircraft in question are not float planes and therefore have no business flying this low. He stated that he has talked with the pilot and been told by him that since the area is sparsely populated he can fly at under 500 ft if he desires. The reporter stated that he disagrees because he does have neighbors and the pilots know about and can identify his and other houses. Therefore there is known population and that makes it a populated area thus requiring that the pilot flies his aircraft at or above 500 ft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A NON PILOT OBSERVER REPORTS A PILOT FLYING A DHC-2 AT VERY LOW ALT OVER HIS RURAL NEIGHBORHOOD AND IS CONCERNED ABOUT UNSAFE FLYING BEHAVIORS.

Narrative: THE PLT(S) OF THE 'BEAVER' HAVE BEEN DIVING TREETOP HIGH OVER MY NEIGHBORHOOD FOR THE PAST 3 YRS. I UNDERSTAND FLYING AN ACFT UNDER 1000 FT OVER A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD TO BE AN FAA VIOLATION. THIS DIVING/BARNSTORMING IS ACTUALLY UNDER 500 FT FROM THE GND. THE BIGGEST CONCERN IS SAFETY. TO MY KNOWLEDGE; THE SECOND MOST COMMON TYPE OF SITUATION THAT LEADS TO A CRASH INVOLVES PLTS SHOWING OFF FOR THEIR FRIENDS/NEIGHBORS BY 'BUZZING' A HOUSE. PLTS SLOW THE AIRSPD OF THE ACFT; DIVE OVER THEIR FRIENDS; THEN PULL UP WITH TOO LOW AN AIRSPD AND STALL. MY NEIGHBORS AND I ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THESE PLT(S) STALLING OR CRASHING AN AIRPLANE INTO OUR HOMES. THESE PLTS HAVE A VERY LONG HISTORY OF UNRPTED FAA VIOLATIONS OF THIS NATURE WITH OUR NEIGHBORS. WE'VE TRIED TALKING DIRECTLY TO THE OWNERS OF THE ACFT. THE PLT(S) FEEL THAT THEY ARE 'UNTOUCHABLE.' OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS READY FOR THESE VIOLATIONS TO STOP. I AM TAKING ACTION TO ENSURE THESE BARNSTORMING AEROBATICS STOP IMMEDIATELY. MY PREGNANT WIFE IS EXPECTING TO HAVE A HOME BIRTH IN AUGUST. THIS IS WHAT'S DRIVING MY IMMEDIATE ACTION ON THIS MATTER. THESE VIOLATIONS MUST STOP. I INTEND TO ESCALATE THIS MATTER AS APPROPRIATE. I EXPECT A LOI TO RESULT IN A WARNING. IF THE PLT'S/PLTS' BEHAVIOR DOESN'T CHANGE; I WILL EXPECT CERTIFICATE ACTION (SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION). IF THE PLT IS FLYING OVER WHILE MY WIFE IS IN LABOR; I WILL TAKE CRIMINAL ACTION WITH LCL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND WILL EXPECT ISSUANCE OF CIVIL PENALTY OR CRIMINAL ACTION FROM FAA. SHOULD I NEED TO PRESENT MY CASE IN A HEARING I WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE VIDEO DOCUMENTATION AND LOGS OF THE VIOLATIONS. MY PREFERENCE IS TO STOP THE VIOLATIONS IMMEDIATELY AND CORRECT THE PLT'S/PLTS' BEHAVIOR WITH YOUR PROCESS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: REPORTER STATED THAT ALTHOUGH HE LIVES ON THE EDGE OF A LAKE THE ACFT IN QUESTION ARE NOT FLOAT PLANES AND THEREFORE HAVE NO BUSINESS FLYING THIS LOW. HE STATED THAT HE HAS TALKED WITH THE PILOT AND BEEN TOLD BY HIM THAT SINCE THE AREA IS SPARSELY POPULATED HE CAN FLY AT UNDER 500 FT IF HE DESIRES. THE REPORTER STATED THAT HE DISAGREES BECAUSE HE DOES HAVE NEIGHBORS AND THE PILOTS KNOW ABOUT AND CAN IDENTIFY HIS AND OTHER HOUSES. THEREFORE THERE IS KNOWN POPULATION AND THAT MAKES IT A POPULATED AREA THUS REQUIRING THAT THE PILOT FLIES HIS ACFT AT OR ABOVE 500 FT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.