Flight crew flew at 500 ft over to and orbited and hovered over reporter's residence.

Attributes
ACN	287586
Time
Date	199410
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hst
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	government other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	287586
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Crew of 2 pilots (both rated PIC) and 2 air officers on VFR local area training entered an orbit over my residence at 500 ft and 30 degree angle of bank. Slowed to '0' KIAS, facing north into prevailing wind. After 10-15 second pause, lowered nose to 15 degrees below horizon and transitioned to forward flight with no loss in altitude. Returned uneventfully to base. Aircraft well within out of ground effect hover limits, angle of bank and pitch attitude limits.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC FLEW AT 500 FT OVER TO AND ORBITED AND HOVERED OVER RPTR'S RESIDENCE.

Narrative: CREW OF 2 PLTS (BOTH RATED PIC) AND 2 AIR OFFICERS ON VFR LCL AREA TRAINING ENTERED AN ORBIT OVER MY RESIDENCE AT 500 FT AND 30 DEG ANGLE OF BANK. SLOWED TO '0' KIAS, FACING N INTO PREVAILING WIND. AFTER 10-15 SECOND PAUSE, LOWERED NOSE TO 15 DEGS BELOW HORIZON AND TRANSITIONED TO FORWARD FLT WITH NO LOSS IN ALT. RETURNED UNEVENTFULLY TO BASE. ACFT WELL WITHIN OUT OF GND EFFECT HOVER LIMITS, ANGLE OF BANK AND PITCH ATTITUDE LIMITS.

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.