RV-7
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Total 5600
Other / Unknown
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General None Reported / Taken
Environment - Non Weather Related; Human Factors
While riding the mower to cut grass at our local runway of 2;400 FT; I was mowing west and about 400 FT from the west end; when an aircraft passed over the top of me by about 10 FT while doing a low pass. As soon as he passed overhead and my heart rate was back to normal I moved to the side of the runway to allow him the entire runway to land. My neighbor observed the entire thing from his vantage point; which we will call the maintenance hangar approximately 1;800 FT to the east of my location. This is not the first time this pilot has used his aircraft to intimidate residents. About eight months ago I heard him pass over the house while returning from a trip. It was dark and he had turned the lights on. I stood at the end of my concrete ramp; on my property to watch him land. He passed in front of me and stopped with a hard turn in and then at a high power setting; pointed his aircraft at me; while I stood on my property; accelerated and at the last moment; turned to parallel the runway en route to his hangar. It is my opinion that this man is dangerous and action must be taken against him.
A pilot observer reported an RV was flying unsafely near a residential airport at a low altitude on more than one occasion.