2 smas were allegedly flying formation. A TRACON controller moved them apart for standard separation...

Attributes
ACN	246696
Time
Date	199307
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cak
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cak tower : roa
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 11 flight time total : 107 flight time type : 107
ASRS Report	246696
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was part of a flight of 2 passing through the cak arsa. Thinking that we were in close distance of each other, the person that I was with called as a plane with company. We got permission to enter and continued toward zzv. After a short while the controller said we were not close enough to be a flight of 2. He then asked me to turn south. I did so, without incident. From then on, he treated us as 2 different aircraft as we continued to zzv.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: 2 SMAS WERE ALLEGEDLY FLYING FORMATION. A TRACON CTLR MOVED THEM APART FOR STANDARD SEPARATION.

Narrative: I WAS PART OF A FLT OF 2 PASSING THROUGH THE CAK ARSA. THINKING THAT WE WERE IN CLOSE DISTANCE OF EACH OTHER, THE PERSON THAT I WAS WITH CALLED AS A PLANE WITH COMPANY. WE GOT PERMISSION TO ENTER AND CONTINUED TOWARD ZZV. AFTER A SHORT WHILE THE CTLR SAID WE WERE NOT CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE A FLT OF 2. HE THEN ASKED ME TO TURN S. I DID SO, WITHOUT INCIDENT. FROM THEN ON, HE TREATED US AS 2 DIFFERENT ACFT AS WE CONTINUED TO ZZV.

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.