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The reporter flew his helicopter on a photo flight at 500 ft AGL through chandler class D airspace without talking to tower because the reporter did not know there was a control tower there. He did call on unicom.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 336107 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199605 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : chd airport : ffz |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : chd |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 336107 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified atc |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While conducting a VFR photo flight in a helicopter, I passed the chandler, az, airport to the west/northwest by approximately 2 1/2 to 3 mi. This airport has always been a unicom VFR airport on 123.0. I called on unicom and made several calls. On arrival to falcon field, mesa, az, the tower told me that chandler called and said they have a control tower and I was given the frequency for future knowledge. I asked the tower operator at falcon field to apologize to the tower operator at chandler airport. I was not aware of the tower now at chandler as I don't fly that area very often. It was uneventful and unintentional.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE RPTR FLEW HIS HELI ON A PHOTO FLT AT 500 FT AGL THROUGH CHANDLER CLASS D AIRSPACE WITHOUT TALKING TO TWR BECAUSE THE RPTR DID NOT KNOW THERE WAS A CTL TWR THERE. HE DID CALL ON UNICOM.
Narrative: WHILE CONDUCTING A VFR PHOTO FLT IN A HELI, I PASSED THE CHANDLER, AZ, ARPT TO THE W/NW BY APPROX 2 1/2 TO 3 MI. THIS ARPT HAS ALWAYS BEEN A UNICOM VFR ARPT ON 123.0. I CALLED ON UNICOM AND MADE SEVERAL CALLS. ON ARR TO FALCON FIELD, MESA, AZ, THE TWR TOLD ME THAT CHANDLER CALLED AND SAID THEY HAVE A CTL TWR AND I WAS GIVEN THE FREQ FOR FUTURE KNOWLEDGE. I ASKED THE TWR OPERATOR AT FALCON FIELD TO APOLOGIZE TO THE TWR OPERATOR AT CHANDLER ARPT. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE TWR NOW AT CHANDLER AS I DON'T FLY THAT AREA VERY OFTEN. IT WAS UNEVENTFUL AND UNINTENTIONAL.
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.