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Commercial pilot of an small aircraft helicopter operated with a non- approved rear view mirror attached to the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 223874 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199210 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : nv24 |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : par |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 223874 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I installed a temporary rear view mirror on small aircraft helicopter aircraft to aid in aerial photography. I did not revise the aircraft weight and balance to reflect a 7 1/2 ounce addition to the aircraft weight. At this time I am not able to produce any documentation as to this mirror being approved by the FAA. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that he was advised to report this matter in case that someone noticed the rear view mirror attached to the helicopter while sitting in the hangar since the installation was not approved by the FAA. The reporter further stated that he has used the mirror on numerous occasions when photographing boat races but usually removes the mirror after each use. He stated that he had not been contacted by anyone regarding this matter.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: COMMERCIAL PLT OF AN SMA HELI OPERATED WITH A NON- APPROVED REAR VIEW MIRROR ATTACHED TO THE ACFT.
Narrative: I INSTALLED A TEMPORARY REAR VIEW MIRROR ON SMA HELI ACFT TO AID IN AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY. I DID NOT REVISE THE ACFT WT AND BAL TO REFLECT A 7 1/2 OUNCE ADDITION TO THE ACFT WT. AT THIS TIME I AM NOT ABLE TO PRODUCE ANY DOCUMENTATION AS TO THIS MIRROR BEING APPROVED BY THE FAA. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT HE WAS ADVISED TO RPT THIS MATTER IN CASE THAT SOMEONE NOTICED THE REAR VIEW MIRROR ATTACHED TO THE HELI WHILE SITTING IN THE HANGAR SINCE THE INSTALLATION WAS NOT APPROVED BY THE FAA. THE RPTR FURTHER STATED THAT HE HAS USED THE MIRROR ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHEN PHOTOGRAPHING BOAT RACES BUT USUALLY REMOVES THE MIRROR AFTER EACH USE. HE STATED THAT HE HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED BY ANYONE REGARDING THIS MATTER.
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.