<< >> NASA ASRS Report 235152, February 1993

Pilot of atx small aircraft helicopter hovered low over special crowded event for photo taking resulting in damage to persons and property on the ground.

Attributes
ACN	235152
Time
Date	199302
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dab
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 100 msl bound upper : 100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Flight Phase	other other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 5700 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	235152
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After returning from an aerial poster photo, I was asked to contact supervisor, mr. X . Talking to him he said that 3 merchants near where I was hovering complained that I was blowing t-shirts for sale and that I blew a tent over along with blowing a lens out of a street light which cut someone. The police were taking these complaints from the merchants and pressing charges. There is no evidence of any of this happening, said mr. X, who was on the ground below me. He is a general manager of atx helicopter charter operator, the company I work for. At all times I was keeping safety in mind with forced landing area in a distance I could have made in case of engine failure or helicopter malfunction.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF ATX SMA HELI HOVERED LOW OVER SPECIAL CROWDED EVENT FOR PHOTO TAKING RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY ON THE GND.

Narrative: AFTER RETURNING FROM AN AERIAL POSTER PHOTO, I WAS ASKED TO CONTACT SUPVR, MR. X . TALKING TO HIM HE SAID THAT 3 MERCHANTS NEAR WHERE I WAS HOVERING COMPLAINED THAT I WAS BLOWING T-SHIRTS FOR SALE AND THAT I BLEW A TENT OVER ALONG WITH BLOWING A LENS OUT OF A STREET LIGHT WHICH CUT SOMEONE. THE POLICE WERE TAKING THESE COMPLAINTS FROM THE MERCHANTS AND PRESSING CHARGES. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY OF THIS HAPPENING, SAID MR. X, WHO WAS ON THE GND BELOW ME. HE IS A GENERAL MGR OF ATX HELI CHARTER OPERATOR, THE COMPANY I WORK FOR. AT ALL TIMES I WAS KEEPING SAFETY IN MIND WITH FORCED LNDG AREA IN A DISTANCE I COULD HAVE MADE IN CASE OF ENG FAILURE OR HELI MALFUNCTION.

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.