Vintage air carrier light transport on last flight makes low passes at 8 airports on former routes a...

Attributes
ACN	93908
Time
Date	198809
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pvc
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 50 agl bound upper : 300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : fmh tower : hya
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 3 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	93908
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Company going out of business picked up light transport at provincetown. Made low pass down runways at provincetown, chatham, nantucket, martha's vineyard, new bedford, taunton, otis AFB and hyannis before landing at hyannis. This was final, farewell flight of our oldest light transport. Although first officer on flight, I spent most of my time in the cabin reminiscing and remained there for most of the flight, including landing. Am not even sure that there was any low flying other than low passes. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: all of the low passes were coordinated and approved by ATC. There were other pilots on board and was a copilot in the first officer seat at all times. Reporter was director of operations in the past and sent the report not necessarily for the low passes, but because the light transport looks so large and is so slow thought they might get complaints from alleged low flight between the airports.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: VINTAGE ACR LTT ON LAST FLT MAKES LOW PASSES AT 8 ARPTS ON FORMER ROUTES AND FLIES CROSS COUNTRY AT MINIMUM ALTS.

Narrative: COMPANY GOING OUT OF BUSINESS PICKED UP LTT AT PROVINCETOWN. MADE LOW PASS DOWN RWYS AT PROVINCETOWN, CHATHAM, NANTUCKET, MARTHA'S VINEYARD, NEW BEDFORD, TAUNTON, OTIS AFB AND HYANNIS BEFORE LNDG AT HYANNIS. THIS WAS FINAL, FAREWELL FLT OF OUR OLDEST LTT. ALTHOUGH F/O ON FLT, I SPENT MOST OF MY TIME IN THE CABIN REMINISCING AND REMAINED THERE FOR MOST OF THE FLT, INCLUDING LNDG. AM NOT EVEN SURE THAT THERE WAS ANY LOW FLYING OTHER THAN LOW PASSES. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: ALL OF THE LOW PASSES WERE COORDINATED AND APPROVED BY ATC. THERE WERE OTHER PLTS ON BOARD AND WAS A COPLT IN THE F/O SEAT AT ALL TIMES. RPTR WAS DIRECTOR OF OPS IN THE PAST AND SENT THE RPT NOT NECESSARILY FOR THE LOW PASSES, BUT BECAUSE THE LTT LOOKS SO LARGE AND IS SO SLOW THOUGHT THEY MIGHT GET COMPLAINTS FROM ALLEGED LOW FLT BTWN THE ARPTS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.

Vintage air carrier light transport on last flight makes low passes at 8 airports on former routes and flies cross country at minimum altitudes.