Low level civil operation to watch off-road race and take pictures.

Attributes
ACN	200346
Time
Date	199201
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pke
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 20 agl bound upper : 20
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 660 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	200346
Events
Anomaly	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:

After checking duat for NOTAMS, I flew with 3 passenger to watch the off-road race from the air. My brother-in-law was camping in the desert watching the race. After flying around the course for about 45 mins, I spotted my brother-in-law. I made a low pass to see if it was him then I made several more low passes so he could take pictures. As it turned out, the group of people I was buzzing wasn't my brother-in-law.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LOW LEVEL CIVIL OP TO WATCH OFF-ROAD RACE AND TAKE PICTURES.

Narrative: AFTER CHKING DUAT FOR NOTAMS, I FLEW WITH 3 PAX TO WATCH THE OFF-ROAD RACE FROM THE AIR. MY BROTHER-IN-LAW WAS CAMPING IN THE DESERT WATCHING THE RACE. AFTER FLYING AROUND THE COURSE FOR ABOUT 45 MINS, I SPOTTED MY BROTHER-IN-LAW. I MADE A LOW PASS TO SEE IF IT WAS HIM THEN I MADE SEVERAL MORE LOW PASSES SO HE COULD TAKE PICTURES. AS IT TURNED OUT, THE GROUP OF PEOPLE I WAS BUZZING WASN'T MY BROTHER-IN-LAW.

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.