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Pilot of a BE45 (T34 mentor), was leading 3 other T34 aircraft in formation for a fly-by, while air holding, flew through an uncontrolled airport traffic pattern where other aircraft were observed in the pattern. There was no known close encounters with the other traffic or any reported incidents.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 372580 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199706 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : t02 |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Mentor (T-34) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 372580 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Was PIC in lead T34A in a flight of 4 T34's. Overflt (fly- by) of an event. In process of timing a fly-by (to coincide with ending of national anthem), was performing orbits and flew into airspace over/near clover airport (T02). Observed 2 aircraft in/about clover's airspace and maintained safe separation. To prevent a recurrence, pilots should better plan rtes of flight and insure separation for air traffic area's. Note: clover is an 'uncontrolled' airfield. Contributing factors: 1) difficulty in, and concentration on, not entering hobby TCA airspace. 2) intense focus on maintaining 'lead' of 3 other aircraft while navigating and locating 'fly-over' point.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A BE45 (T34 MENTOR), WAS LEADING 3 OTHER T34 ACFT IN FORMATION FOR A FLY-BY, WHILE AIR HOLDING, FLEW THROUGH AN UNCTLED ARPT TFC PATTERN WHERE OTHER ACFT WERE OBSERVED IN THE PATTERN. THERE WAS NO KNOWN CLOSE ENCOUNTERS WITH THE OTHER TFC OR ANY RPTED INCIDENTS.
Narrative: WAS PIC IN LEAD T34A IN A FLT OF 4 T34'S. OVERFLT (FLY- BY) OF AN EVENT. IN PROCESS OF TIMING A FLY-BY (TO COINCIDE WITH ENDING OF NATIONAL ANTHEM), WAS PERFORMING ORBITS AND FLEW INTO AIRSPACE OVER/NEAR CLOVER ARPT (T02). OBSERVED 2 ACFT IN/ABOUT CLOVER'S AIRSPACE AND MAINTAINED SAFE SEPARATION. TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE, PLTS SHOULD BETTER PLAN RTES OF FLT AND INSURE SEPARATION FOR ATA'S. NOTE: CLOVER IS AN 'UNCTLED' AIRFIELD. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: 1) DIFFICULTY IN, AND CONCENTRATION ON, NOT ENTERING HOBBY TCA AIRSPACE. 2) INTENSE FOCUS ON MAINTAINING 'LEAD' OF 3 OTHER ACFT WHILE NAVING AND LOCATING 'FLY-OVER' POINT.
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.