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Reporter accused of flying gyro copter within 200 ft of people on beach. The reporter stated he was forced to fly over beach by a notar helicopter.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 323455 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199512 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ogg |
| State Reference | HI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 200 agl bound upper : 200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : grr |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : unknown |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 323455 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | faa : assigned or threatened penalties |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was flying my ultralight gyro copter parallel to a beach, over the water, and a notar helicopter caused me to fly over the beach, to avoid him. I did not have sufficient power to go up and over the notar, my only route to avoid his lateral flight path was over the beach. There were a few people on the beach, and I thought I avoided flying over them. 3 FAA inspectors told me I flew over the people on the beach. I would never intentionally fly over people, and I always fly in accordance with part 103 of the FARS.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR ACCUSED OF FLYING GYRO COPTER WITHIN 200 FT OF PEOPLE ON BEACH. THE RPTR STATED HE WAS FORCED TO FLY OVER BEACH BY A NOTAR HELI.
Narrative: I WAS FLYING MY ULTRALIGHT GYRO COPTER PARALLEL TO A BEACH, OVER THE WATER, AND A NOTAR HELI CAUSED ME TO FLY OVER THE BEACH, TO AVOID HIM. I DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT PWR TO GO UP AND OVER THE NOTAR, MY ONLY RTE TO AVOID HIS LATERAL FLT PATH WAS OVER THE BEACH. THERE WERE A FEW PEOPLE ON THE BEACH, AND I THOUGHT I AVOIDED FLYING OVER THEM. 3 FAA INSPECTORS TOLD ME I FLEW OVER THE PEOPLE ON THE BEACH. I WOULD NEVER INTENTIONALLY FLY OVER PEOPLE, AND I ALWAYS FLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH PART 103 OF THE FARS.
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.