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Believing the flight was a non-revenue operation the pilots of two bh-212 helicopters departed as a flight of two and flew in formation for a period of time for photos. They were later advised the flight was actually planned as a revenue flight thus making the formation flight a violation of far part 135 restrictions.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1236939 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201501 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Iroquois 212/214 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Iroquois 212/214 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 85 Flight Crew Total 18950 Flight Crew Type 3700 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC Deviation - Procedural FAR |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 300 Vertical 10 |
Narrative:
While on a presumed non-revenue positioning flight with two bh-212s; after proper briefing and filing as a flight of two with center; the two aircraft were operated within three rotor diameters for some photos. Two way radio communication was maintained at all times and no hazardous conditions were encountered.after the flight was complete; the pics were advised that it was a revenue flight under part 135; making the formation flight a violation of fars. No crew member was aware of this prior to the flight departure; operator onsite manager failed to brief crews as to the status of the flight prior to departure; causing flight crews to believe they were on a non-revenue flight; and not subject to the for hire restrictions on formation flight; while carrying passengers.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Believing the flight was a non-revenue operation the pilots of two BH-212 helicopters departed as a flight of two and flew in formation for a period of time for photos. They were later advised the flight was actually planned as a revenue flight thus making the formation flight a violation of FAR Part 135 restrictions.
Narrative: While on a presumed non-revenue positioning flight with two BH-212s; after proper briefing and filing as a flight of two with Center; the two aircraft were operated within three rotor diameters for some photos. Two way radio communication was maintained at all times and no hazardous conditions were encountered.After the flight was complete; the PICs were advised that it was a revenue flight under part 135; making the formation flight a violation of FARs. No crew member was aware of this prior to the flight departure; Operator onsite manager failed to brief crews as to the status of the flight prior to departure; causing flight crews to believe they were on a non-revenue flight; and not subject to the for hire restrictions on formation flight; while carrying passengers.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.