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Flight into temporary flight restr area. Reporter helicopter pilot says that vertigo caused him to descend into the temporary flight restr area and was repeatedly queried by ATC.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 341870 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199607 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : fok |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3800 msl bound upper : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90 |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Bell Helicopter Textron Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 3800 |
| ASRS Report | 341870 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude inflight encounter other non adherence : clearance other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : regained aircraft control other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Recognized the making of vertigo and took corrective actions. Flying above 'few clouds' that were reported at 4000 ft on video mission to maintain above the temporary flight restr and circling looking for numerous other aircraft in the area, I realized I was in a descent. I made sure I was in level flight, selected a heading away from the accident site as I was slowing my descent to avoid making any abrupt control moves and flew away from temporary flight restr area. I informed controller I was having a problem and solving it as he kept asking questions and I told him I was taking heading out of area. I was in a 500-1000 ft descent when I realized it and started correcting it immediately.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT INTO TEMPORARY FLT RESTR AREA. RPTR HELI PLT SAYS THAT VERTIGO CAUSED HIM TO DSND INTO THE TEMPORARY FLT RESTR AREA AND WAS REPEATEDLY QUERIED BY ATC.
Narrative: RECOGNIZED THE MAKING OF VERTIGO AND TOOK CORRECTIVE ACTIONS. FLYING ABOVE 'FEW CLOUDS' THAT WERE RPTED AT 4000 FT ON VIDEO MISSION TO MAINTAIN ABOVE THE TEMPORARY FLT RESTR AND CIRCLING LOOKING FOR NUMEROUS OTHER ACFT IN THE AREA, I REALIZED I WAS IN A DSCNT. I MADE SURE I WAS IN LEVEL FLT, SELECTED A HDG AWAY FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE AS I WAS SLOWING MY DSCNT TO AVOID MAKING ANY ABRUPT CTL MOVES AND FLEW AWAY FROM TEMPORARY FLT RESTR AREA. I INFORMED CTLR I WAS HAVING A PROB AND SOLVING IT AS HE KEPT ASKING QUESTIONS AND I TOLD HIM I WAS TAKING HDG OUT OF AREA. I WAS IN A 500-1000 FT DSCNT WHEN I REALIZED IT AND STARTED CORRECTING IT IMMEDIATELY.
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.