2 gulfstream V's bump together during a photo shoot at 2000 ft.

Attributes
ACN	707387
Time
Date	200608
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : sav.vortac
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl single value : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sav.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Gulfstream V
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sav.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Gulfstream V
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	707387
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During a photo flight; the #2 and #1 aircraft brushed against each other. The #2 aircraft had a wingtip mission pod and the rear fairing of the pod was dented when it impacted the #1 aircraft's wingtip. Damage was minor. Both pilots were experienced formation pilots and in trying to take a picture of #2 and #3 aircraft without the wing blocking the picture the element was flying more forward than normal. The cause was probably due to an attempt to get a photo from a platform that was less than optimal for this purpose and #2 losing sufficient visual references to perceive the proximity to #1's aircraft. Both airplanes landed uneventfully.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: 2 GULFSTREAM V'S BUMP TOGETHER DURING A PHOTO SHOOT AT 2000 FT.

Narrative: DURING A PHOTO FLT; THE #2 AND #1 ACFT BRUSHED AGAINST EACH OTHER. THE #2 ACFT HAD A WINGTIP MISSION POD AND THE REAR FAIRING OF THE POD WAS DENTED WHEN IT IMPACTED THE #1 ACFT'S WINGTIP. DAMAGE WAS MINOR. BOTH PLTS WERE EXPERIENCED FORMATION PLTS AND IN TRYING TO TAKE A PICTURE OF #2 AND #3 ACFT WITHOUT THE WING BLOCKING THE PICTURE THE ELEMENT WAS FLYING MORE FORWARD THAN NORMAL. THE CAUSE WAS PROBABLY DUE TO AN ATTEMPT TO GET A PHOTO FROM A PLATFORM THAT WAS LESS THAN OPTIMAL FOR THIS PURPOSE AND #2 LOSING SUFFICIENT VISUAL REFS TO PERCEIVE THE PROX TO #1'S ACFT. BOTH AIRPLANES LANDED UNEVENTFULLY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.