Pilot of mdt makes fly-by with airshow participants prior to signing waiver. Passenger on board.

Attributes
ACN	216585
Time
Date	199207
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cef
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cef tower : ord
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Medium Transport
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	216585
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Arrived just prior to air show as participant and accepted air boss instructions to join fly-by. Later realized that : 1) I had not signed waiver, and 2) I had passenger onboard, which violates waiver. During fly-by, right at show center, I lost 1 engine due to inadvertent action of a passenger. Got it back in 30 seconds, and the people on the ground never suspected a thing (I was just about to feather when copilot scored a 'eureka'). The passenger violated his briefing, and will not make that mistake again. I got showmanship ahead of airmanship.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF MDT MAKES FLY-BY WITH AIRSHOW PARTICIPANTS PRIOR TO SIGNING WAIVER. PAX ON BOARD.

Narrative: ARRIVED JUST PRIOR TO AIR SHOW AS PARTICIPANT AND ACCEPTED AIR BOSS INSTRUCTIONS TO JOIN FLY-BY. LATER REALIZED THAT : 1) I HAD NOT SIGNED WAIVER, AND 2) I HAD PAX ONBOARD, WHICH VIOLATES WAIVER. DURING FLY-BY, RIGHT AT SHOW CTR, I LOST 1 ENG DUE TO INADVERTENT ACTION OF A PAX. GOT IT BACK IN 30 SECONDS, AND THE PEOPLE ON THE GND NEVER SUSPECTED A THING (I WAS JUST ABOUT TO FEATHER WHEN COPLT SCORED A 'EUREKA'). THE PAX VIOLATED HIS BRIEFING, AND WILL NOT MAKE THAT MISTAKE AGAIN. I GOT SHOWMANSHIP AHEAD OF AIRMANSHIP.

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.