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the nest to the reporter, as a “heads-up” for potential
problems.
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A Monthly Safety Bulletin
from
The Office of the NASA
Aviation Safety Reporting
System,
P.O. Box 189,
Moffett Field, CA
94035-0189
January 1996 Report Intake
Air Carrier Pilots 1661
General Aviation Pilots 547
Controllers 80
Cabin/Mechanics/Military/Other 25
TOTAL 2313
“A Little Madness in the Spring…
…Is wholesome even for the King,” declared Emily
Dickinson. Spring madness can encompass graduations,
horse races, birthdays, engagements and retirements.
Reporters share some sobering experiences of airborne
celebrations gone awry.
Senior Prank
A high school senior engaging in “an act of celebration”
almost ended up not having anything to celebrate.
■ I rented a plane to practice flight maneuvers. During the
flight, I decided to fly over my high school. [In a few days], I
was to graduate with honors, and had received an
appointment to the Air Force Academy. Unfortunately, but
not deliberately, my altitude descended below the legal level.
Upon landing, I was met by the county sheriff. The high
school officials had called them because of my low flying. I
met with the principal to apologize. I was suspended and not
permitted to attend commencement exercises with my senior
class.
I did not want this to jeopardize my scholastic or career
plans. The incident has taught me to pay closer attention to
my altitude, especially over populated areas.
Win, Place, and Show
A traffic watch pilot, monitoring traffic congestion after a
race, reports another incident over a populated area.
■ In the vicinity of a horse racing track, following a big
race, I dropped two rolls of toilet paper, as a kind of
celebration. The paper unraveled and harmlessly descended,
as a streamer.
A short time later, Approach asked if I had seen an aircraft
which was reported to have dropped toilet paper. I did not
answer. With my understanding that I was not creating a
hazard to persons or property, I thought there was no harm
done. I was the only aircraft in the area.
Any dropped object may be potentially hazardous, even if
only as a visual distraction for motorists.
Blue Room Blues
Next, a passenger experienced a memorable birthday as a
result of a minor cabin equipment problem. The Captain
explains:
■ Just prior to pushback, the Flight Attendant came
forward with the bathroom doorknob in her hand. She
advised me that she could reattach the knob just by pushing
it back on the shaft. I directed her to do that…Enroute the
knob came off again with a passenger in the bathroom and
the passenger couldn’t get out. The Flight Attendant was
able to free the lock from the outside.
The passenger had never flown before, had just graduated
from college, and this was his birthday! He took the whole
thing good-naturedly, and said he would have quite a story
to tell his future grandchildren.
Since the aircraft was still on the ground when the
problem first occurred, the wisest course probably would
have been to request a mechanic to properly secure the
door handle. Alternatively, if passenger load and flight
time had permitted, the lavatory simply could have been
locked so the situation would not recur.
Blowing Smoke
■ The pilot was on a mission to skywrite a woman’s name.
“...#1.” Her imaginative boyfriend had ordered the service.
The pilot was proceeding down the river, and ran into a
portion of the Class B airspace [in proximity to an arrival/
departure route] prior to contacting Approach. The delay
in radio contact was due to frequency congestion on the
Approach frequency. After contacting Approach, the pilot
did ask for and receive permission to skywrite at 9,500-
10,000 feet.
The reporter was impatient with the frequency congestion
and eager to get to the task at hand. Unauthorized entry
into such busy airspace could have become a serious
hazard for other aircraft in the vicinity of the arrival/
departure corridor.
Going Out with a Bang
■ I made a normal takeoff and was climbing out, when
my Inflight Coordinator informed me that the very heavy
beverage cart had broken loose from the first class galley,
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