SMA DROPS TOILET PAPER OVER RACE TRACK.
Synopsis
SMA DROPS TOILET PAPER OVER RACE TRACK.
Narrative
IN THE VICINITY OF PIMLICO RACE TRACK; FOLLOWING THE PREAKNESS RACE; I DROPPED 2 ROLLS OF TOILET PAPER. THE PAPER UNRAVELED AND HARMLESSLY DSNDED; AS A STREAMER. A SHORT TIME LATER; BWI APCH ASKED IF I HAD SEEN AN ACFT WHICH WAS RPTED TO HAVE DROPPED TOILET PAPER. I REPLIED; 'SAY AGAIN BALTO.' THEY REPEATED THE STATEMENT; BUT THIS TIME 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. BWI'S CALL SHOOK ME UP WHICH PRECIPITATED THIS ACTION. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES HE WAS THE ONLY ACFT IN THE AREA AS THE RACE HAD FINISHED AND MOST EVERYONE HAD LEFT. HE WAS FLYING TFC WATCH AND TFC WAS STILL TIED UP SO THAT IS WHY HE WAS PRESENT. THE TOILET PAPER DROP WAS A KIND OF CELEBRATION (THAT'S AS SPECIFIC AS HE WOULD GET). IT WAS A PART 91 OP. HE WAS VERY UPSET AT BEING QUERIED BECAUSE HE HAD READ THE REG AND FELT THERE WAS NO PROB WITH HIS ACTIONS. HE WILL NEVER DO ANYTHING LIKE THIS AGAIN.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.