Narrative:

I was an observer on a company 135 lifeguard flight. I was sitting in the right seat in the single pilot aircraft, a BE10. Approaching teb, the radios were very busy so I helped the captain and handled the radio calls into teb. Upon arrival, we were ramp checked by local FSDO. I was told that I may have been 'manipulating flight controls.' I'm not sure about that as the safety of the flight was never in question and I never touched flight controls. I just thought it made sense to help get a lifeguard flight on the ground as soon as possible. I'm not sure the type of data NASA collects and what information they forward to the FAA. It just seems that we should be concerned about real safety issues, not this type of situation.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PLT RPTS HAVING BEEN ACCUSED OF ACTING IN VIOLATION OF PART 135 RULES WHILE RIDING IN THE R SEAT OF A SINGLE PLT EMS FLT. THIS RPTR WAS HANDLING RADIO COM WITH ATC, BUT WAS NOT AUTH AS A PLT FOR THIS OP.

Narrative: I WAS AN OBSERVER ON A COMPANY 135 LIFEGUARD FLT. I WAS SITTING IN THE R SEAT IN THE SINGLE PLT ACFT, A BE10. APCHING TEB, THE RADIOS WERE VERY BUSY SO I HELPED THE CAPT AND HANDLED THE RADIO CALLS INTO TEB. UPON ARR, WE WERE RAMP CHKED BY LCL FSDO. I WAS TOLD THAT I MAY HAVE BEEN 'MANIPULATING FLT CTLS.' I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THAT AS THE SAFETY OF THE FLT WAS NEVER IN QUESTION AND I NEVER TOUCHED FLT CTLS. I JUST THOUGHT IT MADE SENSE TO HELP GET A LIFEGUARD FLT ON THE GND ASAP. I'M NOT SURE THE TYPE OF DATA NASA COLLECTS AND WHAT INFO THEY FORWARD TO THE FAA. IT JUST SEEMS THAT WE SHOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT REAL SAFETY ISSUES, NOT THIS TYPE OF SIT.

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.