Pilot of a television news media helicopter hovered over an accident site causing alarm to the ground rescue personnel.

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Attributes
ACN	323098
Time
Date	199512
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : awg
State Reference	IA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 200 agl bound upper : 200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Enstrom Helicopter 280 Shark
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 1800 flight time type : 1400
ASRS Report	323098
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : observer
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	323099
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
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 on the scene of a traffic accident doing aerial photography. The wind speed of greater than 30 mph was an advantage and kept the helicopter out of the height velocity curve. At all times I maintained a safe vertical and horizontal separation from the personnel on the ground. Emergency workers on the ground were very excited and stressed, and may have objected to the presence of the helicopter.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A TELEVISION NEWS MEDIA HELI HOVERED OVER AN ACCIDENT SITE CAUSING ALARM TO THE GND RESCUE PERSONNEL.

Narrative: I WAS ON THE SCENE OF A TFC ACCIDENT DOING AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY. THE WIND SPD OF GREATER THAN 30 MPH WAS AN ADVANTAGE AND KEPT THE HELI OUT OF THE HEIGHT VELOCITY CURVE. AT ALL TIMES I MAINTAINED A SAFE VERT AND HORIZ SEPARATION FROM THE PERSONNEL ON THE GND. EMER WORKERS ON THE GND WERE VERY EXCITED AND STRESSED, AND MAY HAVE OBJECTED TO THE PRESENCE OF THE HELI.

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.