EMS helicopter unauthorized penetration of ZZZ arsa departing hospital helipad.

Attributes
ACN	142201
Time
Date	199004
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	142201
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Lifeguard patient flight into hospital. After patient drop off, which took 30 mins, I was unable to contact ZZZ approach or tower from the hospital helipad (it is down in a hold surrounded by bldgs). I departed west/O clearance into arsa/control zone and immediately contacted ZZZ approach. I circled around the hospital while he gave me a transponder code and got me in radar contact. When he gave me the code he told me to stay clear of the arsa until radar contact established. The problem was that I was already in the arsa/control zone on the pad at hospital.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMS HELICOPTER UNAUTH PENETRATION OF ZZZ ARSA DEPARTING HOSPITAL HELIPAD.

Narrative: LIFEGUARD PATIENT FLT INTO HOSPITAL. AFTER PATIENT DROP OFF, WHICH TOOK 30 MINS, I WAS UNABLE TO CONTACT ZZZ APCH OR TWR FROM THE HOSPITAL HELIPAD (IT IS DOWN IN A HOLD SURROUNDED BY BLDGS). I DEPARTED W/O CLRNC INTO ARSA/CTL ZONE AND IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED ZZZ APCH. I CIRCLED AROUND THE HOSPITAL WHILE HE GAVE ME A XPONDER CODE AND GOT ME IN RADAR CONTACT. WHEN HE GAVE ME THE CODE HE TOLD ME TO STAY CLR OF THE ARSA UNTIL RADAR CONTACT ESTABLISHED. THE PROB WAS THAT I WAS ALREADY IN THE ARSA/CTL ZONE ON THE PAD AT HOSPITAL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.