PA18-180 SUPER CUB PLT SIGHTS A 'FAMILIAR' CAR ON THE ROAD AND DECIDES TO FLY BY AND WAVE. IT IS THE WRONG CAR. PLT PULLS UP AND LANDS AT ARPT.

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I REQUESTED THAT MY BEST FRIEND AND BUSINESS PARTNER DROP ME OFF AT A PVT AIRSTRIP TO PICK UP A PA18-180 FOR DELIVERY TO LVS. I TOOK OFF AND FLEW AROUND FOR A WHILE THEN WHEN RETURNING TO THE ARPT I NOTICED A DARK COLORED VEHICLE APCHING THE ARPT ALONG THE ACCESS ROAD. I THOUGHT THE VEHICLE TO BE DRIVEN BY MY FRIEND WHO WAS TO PICK ME UP AT THE ARPT. I DECIDED TO FLY BY MY FRIEND AND WAVE THE WINGS PRIOR TO LNDG; HOWEVER; WHEN APPROX 1/4 MI AWAY I NOTICED THAT IT WAS NOT THE VEHICLE MY FRIEND WAS DRIVING SO I RETURNED TO THE ARPT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE ACCESS ROAD TO THE ARPT IS A 2 LANE PAVED ROAD THROUGH AN OPEN FIELD USED FOR GRAZING OF CATTLE AND IS APPROX 2 MI LONG AND HAS NO HOMES OR HOUSES; OR OTHER IMPROVEMENTS ON OR NEAR IT. AT NO TIME; OTHER THAN THE APCH TO LAND AT THE ARPT; DO I BELIEVE THAT THE ACFT WAS LESS THAN 50 FT ABOVE THE SURFACE AND ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS IDENTED AS NOT MY FRIEND'S I TURNED AND CLBED SO AS TO NOT PROVIDE A HAZARD TO ANY VEHICLE. IT MAY HAVE BEEN POOR JUDGEMENT FOR HAVING DONE WHAT SOME MIGHT HAVE CONSIDERED A 'BUZZ' JOB AND I SHALL NOT DO IT AGAIN!