Flight of 3 boeing A75's (stearman) during low altitude fly-by flew too low over spectators.

Attributes
ACN	373609
Time
Date	199707
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ga04
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 100 agl bound upper : 600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 19000 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	373609
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
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:

I was asked to participate in a formation fly-by for a friend's funeral service. A fly-by of 5 aircraft in a v-formation performed a missing man fly-by at approximately 600 ft, then I led a 3-SHIP fly-by over the runway at approximately 100 ft. The formation flying portion was well briefed and all of the participants had formation experience. The highest experience level was with the 3 aircraft on the second pass. As I said, the flying part was well thought out, but not enough thought was put into the ground track and clearance from the people on the ground, so the formation ended up too close to the people. Before I participate in another fly- by, the formation members will have practiced, and we will know the regulation governing this type of operation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT OF 3 BOEING A75'S (STEARMAN) DURING LOW ALT FLY-BY FLEW TOO LOW OVER SPECTATORS.

Narrative: I WAS ASKED TO PARTICIPATE IN A FORMATION FLY-BY FOR A FRIEND'S FUNERAL SVC. A FLY-BY OF 5 ACFT IN A V-FORMATION PERFORMED A MISSING MAN FLY-BY AT APPROX 600 FT, THEN I LED A 3-SHIP FLY-BY OVER THE RWY AT APPROX 100 FT. THE FORMATION FLYING PORTION WAS WELL BRIEFED AND ALL OF THE PARTICIPANTS HAD FORMATION EXPERIENCE. THE HIGHEST EXPERIENCE LEVEL WAS WITH THE 3 ACFT ON THE SECOND PASS. AS I SAID, THE FLYING PART WAS WELL THOUGHT OUT, BUT NOT ENOUGH THOUGHT WAS PUT INTO THE GND TRACK AND CLRNC FROM THE PEOPLE ON THE GND, SO THE FORMATION ENDED UP TOO CLOSE TO THE PEOPLE. BEFORE I PARTICIPATE IN ANOTHER FLY- BY, THE FORMATION MEMBERS WILL HAVE PRACTICED, AND WE WILL KNOW THE REG GOVERNING THIS TYPE OF OP.

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.