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Pilot of small aircraft pulled up close to another small aircraft for the purpose of obtaining a picture. Pilot's friend in the other small aircraft aircraft had not been forewarned that there would be another aircraft close to him and he was startled.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 111528 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198905 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mfr |
| State Reference | OR |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : elp |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 111528 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I followed a friend on climbout from the ashland airport. After level off, I closed in for a picture. I had neglected to tell him beforehand. He didn't notice me until I was breaking away and that startled him. I think he thought it was a near miss, but it wasn't.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMA PULLED UP CLOSE TO ANOTHER SMA FOR THE PURPOSE OF OBTAINING A PICTURE. PLT'S FRIEND IN THE OTHER SMA ACFT HAD NOT BEEN FOREWARNED THAT THERE WOULD BE ANOTHER ACFT CLOSE TO HIM AND HE WAS STARTLED.
Narrative: I FOLLOWED A FRIEND ON CLIMBOUT FROM THE ASHLAND ARPT. AFTER LEVEL OFF, I CLOSED IN FOR A PICTURE. I HAD NEGLECTED TO TELL HIM BEFOREHAND. HE DIDN'T NOTICE ME UNTIL I WAS BREAKING AWAY AND THAT STARTLED HIM. I THINK HE THOUGHT IT WAS A NEAR MISS, BUT IT WASN'T.
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.