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Pilot of an small aircraft helicopter operated below minimum required altitude during a photo flight over sail boards and jet skiers.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 245287 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199307 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 4s2 |
| State Reference | OK |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 20 agl bound upper : 200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 245287 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was doing a low level photo shoot of a sail board race. Lowest altitude 20 ft, closest to sailboard 40 ft, closest to jet skies in a solid hover 20 ft as they went under us. This was done so we were in a position that was constant and they would work around us.; we were just low level. I felt very safe with the flight. We had 25 KTS wind, life jacket, and a standby boat and jet ski if any problems arose. The photographer asked for low level shoots. I felt safe with the flight but of course if the engine quit we would get wet. It's kind of like we can't drive like we're going to have a blow out all the time or we would never get anywhere and if we always flew like the engine was going to quit, we would never go cross country or do sling work or flight training or I don't know what we could actually do. Someone almost needs to write a rule book that is for all flts and all people of what can and can't be done.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SMA HELI OPERATED BELOW MINIMUM REQUIRED ALT DURING A PHOTO FLT OVER SAIL BOARDS AND JET SKIERS.
Narrative: I WAS DOING A LOW LEVEL PHOTO SHOOT OF A SAIL BOARD RACE. LOWEST ALT 20 FT, CLOSEST TO SAILBOARD 40 FT, CLOSEST TO JET SKIES IN A SOLID HOVER 20 FT AS THEY WENT UNDER US. THIS WAS DONE SO WE WERE IN A POS THAT WAS CONSTANT AND THEY WOULD WORK AROUND US.; WE WERE JUST LOW LEVEL. I FELT VERY SAFE WITH THE FLT. WE HAD 25 KTS WIND, LIFE JACKET, AND A STANDBY BOAT AND JET SKI IF ANY PROBS AROSE. THE PHOTOGRAPHER ASKED FOR LOW LEVEL SHOOTS. I FELT SAFE WITH THE FLT BUT OF COURSE IF THE ENG QUIT WE WOULD GET WET. IT'S KIND OF LIKE WE CAN'T DRIVE LIKE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A BLOW OUT ALL THE TIME OR WE WOULD NEVER GET ANYWHERE AND IF WE ALWAYS FLEW LIKE THE ENG WAS GOING TO QUIT, WE WOULD NEVER GO XCOUNTRY OR DO SLING WORK OR FLT TRAINING OR I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE COULD ACTUALLY DO. SOMEONE ALMOST NEEDS TO WRITE A RULE BOOK THAT IS FOR ALL FLTS AND ALL PEOPLE OF WHAT CAN AND CAN'T BE DONE.
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.