A private small aircraft made a low pass after an overhead approach to a private airport.

Attributes
ACN	257646
Time
Date	199311
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fd38
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 200 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 4200 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	257646
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other 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:

Upon completion of a local VFR flight from FD38 I was returning to the airport for landing. FD38 is a private use airstrip, for members and guests only. I was flying with the owner of the aircraft who resides at FD38. After clearing the entire airport traffic pattern and making appropriate unicom xmissions, I demonstrated a military style 360 degree overhead pattern. This is a nonstandard maneuver for civil fields, however it is a common practice for all military flying organizations. During the turn to final, I elected to fly down the runway in a clean confign for photographic purposes. A pull-up was made at the end of the runway for entry into the downwind, followed by a normal (standard traffic pattern) full stop landing. I am filing this report for the following reasons: first to the general public, the first pattern may be considered 'careless and reckless operation.' far 91.13. This was not the case, as this maneuver was well within the normal operating envelope of the aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PVT SMA MADE A LOW PASS AFTER AN OVERHEAD APCH TO A PVT ARPT.

Narrative: UPON COMPLETION OF A LCL VFR FLT FROM FD38 I WAS RETURNING TO THE ARPT FOR LNDG. FD38 IS A PVT USE AIRSTRIP, FOR MEMBERS AND GUESTS ONLY. I WAS FLYING WITH THE OWNER OF THE ACFT WHO RESIDES AT FD38. AFTER CLRING THE ENTIRE ARPT TFC PATTERN AND MAKING APPROPRIATE UNICOM XMISSIONS, I DEMONSTRATED A MIL STYLE 360 DEG OVERHEAD PATTERN. THIS IS A NONSTANDARD MANEUVER FOR CIVIL FIELDS, HOWEVER IT IS A COMMON PRACTICE FOR ALL MIL FLYING ORGANIZATIONS. DURING THE TURN TO FINAL, I ELECTED TO FLY DOWN THE RWY IN A CLEAN CONFIGN FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC PURPOSES. A PULL-UP WAS MADE AT THE END OF THE RWY FOR ENTRY INTO THE DOWNWIND, FOLLOWED BY A NORMAL (STANDARD TFC PATTERN) FULL STOP LNDG. I AM FILING THIS RPT FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: FIRST TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, THE FIRST PATTERN MAY BE CONSIDERED 'CARELESS AND RECKLESS OP.' FAR 91.13. THIS WAS NOT THE CASE, AS THIS MANEUVER WAS WELL WITHIN THE NORMAL OPERATING ENVELOPE OF THE ACFT.

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.