Private pilot of a cessna 172 was intercepted by a government cessna citation 500 when he penetrated a special restr area for a venue of the olympic games. In addition, there was a very important vip on the ground as an observer attending the games.

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Attributes
ACN	343854
Time
Date	199608
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : 00a airport : atl
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : atl tower : lzu tower : cdw
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Cessna Citation Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	other : other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	other other : other pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	343854
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	other other : other pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Consequence	faa : assigned or threatened penalties faa : investigated
Miss Distance	horizontal : 10 vertical : 10
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were sightseeing around atlanta metropolitan area. We circled around stone mountain. All of a sudden we heard a jet engine. Looked behind us and saw a united states customs cessna citation jet only a few ft off our tail. If I would have chopped power he would have hit us and we would have crashed and burned. I was so scared I could not even think of what I should do. He never tried to contact us on radio, we were still with gwinnett county tower. Then, with no warning the citation pulled up just off my right wing, firewalled the throttles, and pulled up, out of sight. He was definitely hotdogging. The citation continued to follow us, at a higher altitude, overtaking us several times, and circling back around. I could not tell if he was trying to guide me somewhere to land or not. I have 12 inch registration numbers, so I see no need to get that close in midair. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that he learned of the special airspace and the identify of the cessna citation when he was asked to call them after contacting the tower from which he had originated. In fact he was almost back to the airport when he was overtaken by the government citation. The FAA have proposed a 30 day suspension of his pilot certificate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT OF A CESSNA 172 WAS INTERCEPTED BY A GOV CESSNA CITATION 500 WHEN HE PENETRATED A SPECIAL RESTR AREA FOR A VENUE OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A VERY IMPORTANT VIP ON THE GND AS AN OBSERVER ATTENDING THE GAMES.

Narrative: WE WERE SIGHTSEEING AROUND ATLANTA METRO AREA. WE CIRCLED AROUND STONE MOUNTAIN. ALL OF A SUDDEN WE HEARD A JET ENG. LOOKED BEHIND US AND SAW A UNITED STATES CUSTOMS CESSNA CITATION JET ONLY A FEW FT OFF OUR TAIL. IF I WOULD HAVE CHOPPED PWR HE WOULD HAVE HIT US AND WE WOULD HAVE CRASHED AND BURNED. I WAS SO SCARED I COULD NOT EVEN THINK OF WHAT I SHOULD DO. HE NEVER TRIED TO CONTACT US ON RADIO, WE WERE STILL WITH GWINNETT COUNTY TWR. THEN, WITH NO WARNING THE CITATION PULLED UP JUST OFF MY R WING, FIREWALLED THE THROTTLES, AND PULLED UP, OUT OF SIGHT. HE WAS DEFINITELY HOTDOGGING. THE CITATION CONTINUED TO FOLLOW US, AT A HIGHER ALT, OVERTAKING US SEVERAL TIMES, AND CIRCLING BACK AROUND. I COULD NOT TELL IF HE WAS TRYING TO GUIDE ME SOMEWHERE TO LAND OR NOT. I HAVE 12 INCH REGISTRATION NUMBERS, SO I SEE NO NEED TO GET THAT CLOSE IN MIDAIR. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT HE LEARNED OF THE SPECIAL AIRSPACE AND THE IDENT OF THE CESSNA CITATION WHEN HE WAS ASKED TO CALL THEM AFTER CONTACTING THE TWR FROM WHICH HE HAD ORIGINATED. IN FACT HE WAS ALMOST BACK TO THE ARPT WHEN HE WAS OVERTAKEN BY THE GOV CITATION. THE FAA HAVE PROPOSED A 30 DAY SUSPENSION OF HIS PLT CERTIFICATE.

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.