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A helicopter pilot reported that following an off-field landing on a mountain peak for sightseeing purposes; he was advised that the property was private and landing was not allowed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1327808 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201601 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Rotorcraft |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 60 Flight Crew Total 1400 Flight Crew Type 1000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
I landed on top of a mountain peak that was next to [a ski] resort my charts showed it as forest land and I was approached by ski patrol that told me I was on leased land and I should be arrested. I was surprised at their reaction; but was as cooperative as possible I gave him all my pilot info and contact information and even called his boss on my phone to resolve the matter he was angry and threatened me with arrest I told him I did everything safely and was unaware of the land lease we hung up and I flew way.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A helicopter pilot reported that following an off-field landing on a mountain peak for sightseeing purposes; he was advised that the property was private and landing was not allowed.
Narrative: I landed on top of a mountain peak that was next to [a ski] resort my charts showed it as forest land and I was approached by ski patrol that told me I was on leased land and I should be arrested. I was surprised at their reaction; but was as cooperative as possible I gave him all my pilot info and contact information and even called his boss on my phone to resolve the matter he was angry and threatened me with arrest I told him I did everything safely and was unaware of the land lease we hung up and I flew way.
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.