T34 pilot makes fly-by over cemetery for a friend's funeral and made a roll as he went over the fune...

Attributes
ACN	507310
Time
Date	200103
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rld.airport
State Reference	WA
Altitude	agl single value : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Mentor (T-34)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	507310
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : observer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Problem developed on a fly-by for a long time friend and fellow pilot. The cemetery lays away from the residential area of town and in the path of, and approximately 1 mi from the departure of runway 19. I talked to an operator at the airport and told him I would make 1 circle just south of the airport. He agreed to watch and help spot any traffic. I also monitored 122.9 for 10 or 15 mins for traffic -- there was none and traffic was light that day. Everything went as planned until as I flew away from the services I inadvertently rolled my T34. It was a spur of the moment thing from the emotions clouding my judgement. To correct this type of problem, it is important to plan your flight and fly your plan. As pilots we have too much to lose to make inadvertent on the spur of the moment decisions. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that he had not heard or received complaints from this incident. He is grateful since he realizes he did wrong and will avoid future occurrences.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: T34 PLT MAKES FLY-BY OVER CEMETERY FOR A FRIEND'S FUNERAL AND MADE A ROLL AS HE WENT OVER THE FUNERAL SVCS.

Narrative: PROB DEVELOPED ON A FLY-BY FOR A LONG TIME FRIEND AND FELLOW PLT. THE CEMETERY LAYS AWAY FROM THE RESIDENTIAL AREA OF TOWN AND IN THE PATH OF, AND APPROX 1 MI FROM THE DEP OF RWY 19. I TALKED TO AN OPERATOR AT THE ARPT AND TOLD HIM I WOULD MAKE 1 CIRCLE JUST S OF THE ARPT. HE AGREED TO WATCH AND HELP SPOT ANY TFC. I ALSO MONITORED 122.9 FOR 10 OR 15 MINS FOR TFC -- THERE WAS NONE AND TFC WAS LIGHT THAT DAY. EVERYTHING WENT AS PLANNED UNTIL AS I FLEW AWAY FROM THE SVCS I INADVERTENTLY ROLLED MY T34. IT WAS A SPUR OF THE MOMENT THING FROM THE EMOTIONS CLOUDING MY JUDGEMENT. TO CORRECT THIS TYPE OF PROB, IT IS IMPORTANT TO PLAN YOUR FLT AND FLY YOUR PLAN. AS PLTS WE HAVE TOO MUCH TO LOSE TO MAKE INADVERTENT ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT DECISIONS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT HE HAD NOT HEARD OR RECEIVED COMPLAINTS FROM THIS INCIDENT. HE IS GRATEFUL SINCE HE REALIZES HE DID WRONG AND WILL AVOID FUTURE OCCURRENCES.

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.

T34 pilot makes fly-by over cemetery for a friend's funeral and made a roll as he went over the funeral services.