EMS helicopter given incorrect coordinates, penetrates air traffic area.

Attributes
ACN	181754
Time
Date	199106
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz tower : zzz
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 25
ASRS Report	181754
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was flying an EMS helicopter dispatched from xyz hospital, in city a, to recover a patient at the mall, city B. The coordinates provided were incorrect and took me 5 NM south of the city B abc airport before I recognized the error and reversed course. I was coordinating with dispatcher, medic command (flight following/status reports), and emergency veh on scene and broadcasting position reports and intentions on abc unicom. Def approach received my transponder code and directed rst to relay a message for me to call via land-line as soon as possible. I called immediately upon landing at rst, the ZZZ approach supervisor advised that I entered his airspace and did not properly coordination with his controller. I replied with an apology, described the nature of my mission and that I was working 4 frequencys and receiving conflicting coordinates from the ground while searching for the landing zone. I was aware of my close proximity to the abc air traffic area. I was preoccupied with the traffic avoidance while coordinating with the ground veh during the search for and subsequent approach and landing at the landing zone. I thanked him for his patience and promised to properly advise him of subsequent operations on or near his airspace.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMS HELICOPTER GIVEN INCORRECT COORDINATES, PENETRATES ATA.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING AN EMS HELI DISPATCHED FROM XYZ HOSPITAL, IN CITY A, TO RECOVER A PATIENT AT THE MALL, CITY B. THE COORDINATES PROVIDED WERE INCORRECT AND TOOK ME 5 NM S OF THE CITY B ABC ARPT BEFORE I RECOGNIZED THE ERROR AND REVERSED COURSE. I WAS COORDINATING WITH DISPATCHER, MEDIC COMMAND (FLT FOLLOWING/STATUS RPTS), AND EMER VEH ON SCENE AND BROADCASTING POS RPTS AND INTENTIONS ON ABC UNICOM. DEF APCH RECEIVED MY XPONDER CODE AND DIRECTED RST TO RELAY A MESSAGE FOR ME TO CALL VIA LAND-LINE ASAP. I CALLED IMMEDIATELY UPON LNDG AT RST, THE ZZZ APCH SUPVR ADVISED THAT I ENTERED HIS AIRSPACE AND DID NOT PROPERLY COORD WITH HIS CTLR. I REPLIED WITH AN APOLOGY, DESCRIBED THE NATURE OF MY MISSION AND THAT I WAS WORKING 4 FREQS AND RECEIVING CONFLICTING COORDINATES FROM THE GND WHILE SEARCHING FOR THE LNDG ZONE. I WAS AWARE OF MY CLOSE PROX TO THE ABC ATA. I WAS PREOCCUPIED WITH THE TFC AVOIDANCE WHILE COORDINATING WITH THE GND VEH DURING THE SEARCH FOR AND SUBSEQUENT APCH AND LNDG AT THE LNDG ZONE. I THANKED HIM FOR HIS PATIENCE AND PROMISED TO PROPERLY ADVISE HIM OF SUBSEQUENT OPS ON OR NEAR HIS AIRSPACE.

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.