GA small aircraft buzzed a small town near a non tower airport. At the time the aircraft certificate...

Attributes
ACN	108382
Time
Date	198904
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : c59
State Reference	WI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 150 agl bound upper : 150
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other descent other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 3 flight time total : 350 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	108382
Person 2
Function	observation : observer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

In 4/89 I flew an small aircraft in the vicinity of lake lawn airport, which is located about 1/2 mi east of delavan, wi (population 6000). At that time I inadvertently flew over a portion of the city at about 150' AGL. Next day I was advised that a complaint had been made concerning a low flying aircraft. After being notified of the complaint, I checked my records and found that my BFR and third class medical certificate were not current. Also the owner of the aircraft determined that the aircraft annual was 2 months overdue. Since then I have been examined for my BFR and medical certificate, and I have been advised that the airplane annual should be completed shortly. All these problems were my own fault for unintentionally failing to attend to far requirements. No future incidents of this nature will occur again on my part. I would suggest that it would be helpful to pilots to send them a postcard reminder that their medical certificate is due to be renewed, similar to the practice in many states where driver's license reminder are sent out. This reminder should also advise them to verify that their BFR is current. Such a procedure would be beneficial in my opinion.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA BUZZED A SMALL TOWN NEAR A NON TWR ARPT. AT THE TIME THE ACFT CERTIFICATE WAS NOT CURRENT, THE REPORTER'S MEDICAL HAD EXPIRED, AND HIS BFR WAS OVERDO.

Narrative: IN 4/89 I FLEW AN SMA IN THE VICINITY OF LAKE LAWN ARPT, WHICH IS LOCATED ABOUT 1/2 MI E OF DELAVAN, WI (POPULATION 6000). AT THAT TIME I INADVERTENTLY FLEW OVER A PORTION OF THE CITY AT ABOUT 150' AGL. NEXT DAY I WAS ADVISED THAT A COMPLAINT HAD BEEN MADE CONCERNING A LOW FLYING ACFT. AFTER BEING NOTIFIED OF THE COMPLAINT, I CHKED MY RECORDS AND FOUND THAT MY BFR AND THIRD CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE WERE NOT CURRENT. ALSO THE OWNER OF THE ACFT DETERMINED THAT THE ACFT ANNUAL WAS 2 MONTHS OVERDUE. SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN EXAMINED FOR MY BFR AND MEDICAL CERTIFICATE, AND I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT THE AIRPLANE ANNUAL SHOULD BE COMPLETED SHORTLY. ALL THESE PROBS WERE MY OWN FAULT FOR UNINTENTIONALLY FAILING TO ATTEND TO FAR REQUIREMENTS. NO FUTURE INCIDENTS OF THIS NATURE WILL OCCUR AGAIN ON MY PART. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO PLTS TO SEND THEM A POSTCARD REMINDER THAT THEIR MEDICAL CERTIFICATE IS DUE TO BE RENEWED, SIMILAR TO THE PRACTICE IN MANY STATES WHERE DRIVER'S LICENSE REMINDER ARE SENT OUT. THIS REMINDER SHOULD ALSO ADVISE THEM TO VERIFY THAT THEIR BFR IS CURRENT. SUCH A PROC WOULD BE BENEFICIAL IN MY OPINION.

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.

GA small aircraft buzzed a small town near a non tower airport. At the time the aircraft certificate was not current, the reporter's medical had expired, and his BFR was overdo.