<< >> NASA ASRS Report 229682, December 1992

1 EMS helicopter operator reported that another EMS helicopter operator flew into known icing conditions. Harassment charges have also been filed. There is tough competition in the EMS business in ZZZ.

Attributes
ACN	229682
Time
Date	199212
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	229682
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	observation : observer
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

No problems arose with this flight. Local competition submitted complaint to the local FAA. Complaint was flying in known icing. Sa for flight indicated no ice. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states that WX reports had been reporting icing, however at time of launch, the conditions had changed locally. Flight was to an accident scene 8 mi from airport base. Completion with other company remains unresolved. FAA is investigating this event as well as harassment charges filed against competitor.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: 1 EMS HELI OPERATOR RPTED THAT ANOTHER EMS HELI OPERATOR FLEW INTO KNOWN ICING CONDITIONS. HARASSMENT CHARGES HAVE ALSO BEEN FILED. THERE IS TOUGH COMPETITION IN THE EMS BUSINESS IN ZZZ.

Narrative: NO PROBLEMS AROSE WITH THIS FLT. LCL COMPETITION SUBMITTED COMPLAINT TO THE LCL FAA. COMPLAINT WAS FLYING IN KNOWN ICING. SA FOR FLT INDICATED NO ICE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THAT WX RPTS HAD BEEN RPTING ICING, HOWEVER AT TIME OF LAUNCH, THE CONDITIONS HAD CHANGED LOCALLY. FLT WAS TO AN ACCIDENT SCENE 8 MI FROM ARPT BASE. COMPLETION WITH OTHER COMPANY REMAINS UNRESOLVED. FAA IS INVESTIGATING THIS EVENT AS WELL AS HARASSMENT CHARGES FILED AGAINST COMPETITOR.

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.