FAA inspector catches biplane pilot doing a buzz job at a special interest activity fly-in at a non ...

Attributes
ACN	192829
Time
Date	199110
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 3r7
State Reference	LA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 75 agl bound upper : 75
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 800 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	192829
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While attending a biplane fly-in at jennings la on 10- sat-91, various pilots did fly-bys at all altitudes over the runway and off the runway over the parking area. I followed suit and flew over the parking area very low. Landing a few moments later, I was approached by an FAA inspector who asked for my license and said I was going to be violated. I believe I was the only one approached. I learned from this that monkey see, monkey do wasn't the smartest or safest policy. I believe that a list of procedures for the attenders at the fly-in would have prevented this.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FAA INSPECTOR CATCHES BIPLANE PLT DOING A BUZZ JOB AT A SPECIAL INTEREST ACTIVITY FLY-IN AT A NON TWR ARPT.

Narrative: WHILE ATTENDING A BIPLANE FLY-IN AT JENNINGS LA ON 10- SAT-91, VARIOUS PLTS DID FLY-BYS AT ALL ALTS OVER THE RWY AND OFF THE RWY OVER THE PARKING AREA. I FOLLOWED SUIT AND FLEW OVER THE PARKING AREA VERY LOW. LNDG A FEW MOMENTS LATER, I WAS APCHED BY AN FAA INSPECTOR WHO ASKED FOR MY LICENSE AND SAID I WAS GOING TO BE VIOLATED. I BELIEVE I WAS THE ONLY ONE APCHED. I LEARNED FROM THIS THAT MONKEY SEE, MONKEY DO WASN'T THE SMARTEST OR SAFEST POLICY. I BELIEVE THAT A LIST OF PROCS FOR THE ATTENDERS AT THE FLY-IN WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS.

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.

FAA inspector catches biplane pilot doing a buzz job at a special interest activity fly-in at a non tower airport.