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C172 pilot on a low altitude civil operation, a photo mission, is forced down by a state helicopter flying too low.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 341290 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199607 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : stl |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1650 msl bound upper : 1650 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : fcm |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 4200 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 341290 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 500 vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While on a local photo flight for downtown air service, I was forced down by a county and state helicopter. During this force down I was told that I was 200 ft too low.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 PLT ON A LOW ALT CIVIL OP, A PHOTO MISSION, IS FORCED DOWN BY A STATE HELI FLYING TOO LOW.
Narrative: WHILE ON A LCL PHOTO FLT FOR DOWNTOWN AIR SVC, I WAS FORCED DOWN BY A COUNTY AND STATE HELI. DURING THIS FORCE DOWN I WAS TOLD THAT I WAS 200 FT TOO LOW.
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.