Reporter violates federal aviation regulation 91 pt 303 in performing aerobatics on federal airway o...

Attributes
ACN	177591
Time
Date	199104
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : gvo
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sba
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Route In Use	enroute airway : sba
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 700 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	177591
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While taking a coworker for a ride I searched for an acceptable area to do acrobatics. I found an open area free of clouds and advised approach I would be maneuvering. They gave no objection. For the next 30 mins I did acrobatics, stopping whenever traffic dictated. On landing I discovered my location while free of populations was right over the VOR. Approach could have told me. My mistake was in assuming because I had spoken to approach I was in a safe area.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: REPORTER VIOLATES FEDERAL AVIATION REG 91 PT 303 IN PERFORMING AEROBATICS ON FEDERAL AIRWAY OVER A VOR AT 5000'.

Narrative: WHILE TAKING A COWORKER FOR A RIDE I SEARCHED FOR AN ACCEPTABLE AREA TO DO ACROBATICS. I FOUND AN OPEN AREA FREE OF CLOUDS AND ADVISED APCH I WOULD BE MANEUVERING. THEY GAVE NO OBJECTION. FOR THE NEXT 30 MINS I DID ACROBATICS, STOPPING WHENEVER TFC DICTATED. ON LNDG I DISCOVERED MY LOCATION WHILE FREE OF POPULATIONS WAS RIGHT OVER THE VOR. APCH COULD HAVE TOLD ME. MY MISTAKE WAS IN ASSUMING BECAUSE I HAD SPOKEN TO APCH I WAS IN A SAFE AREA.

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.

Reporter violates federal aviation regulation 91 pt 303 in performing aerobatics on federal airway over a VOR at 5000'.