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Pilot of a privately owned helicopter landed in a city park without permission from the local auths or a means to assure that other persons were not harmed by the operating helicopter when it landed, idled and took off.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 358430 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199701 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dvt |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 8800 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 358430 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
Landed a helicopter in the city of phoenix public park to pick up some passenger. I used standard helicopter approach and departure procedures and did not violate any FARS that I am aware of. I made ATC communications with sdl and dvt towers, but was actually in class east airspace, on the border of dvt class D airspace. No communications with anyone on the ground at the park were made. In the future I should probably call the phoenix police or parks and inform them of my intentions, so they can field complaints of noise or other concerns of residents in the area. I am aware of no landing restrs or city ordinances for helicopters in the city of phx.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A PRIVATELY OWNED HELI LANDED IN A CITY PARK WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM THE LCL AUTHS OR A MEANS TO ASSURE THAT OTHER PERSONS WERE NOT HARMED BY THE OPERATING HELI WHEN IT LANDED, IDLED AND TOOK OFF.
Narrative: LANDED A HELI IN THE CITY OF PHOENIX PUBLIC PARK TO PICK UP SOME PAX. I USED STANDARD HELI APCH AND DEP PROCS AND DID NOT VIOLATE ANY FARS THAT I AM AWARE OF. I MADE ATC COMS WITH SDL AND DVT TWRS, BUT WAS ACTUALLY IN CLASS E AIRSPACE, ON THE BORDER OF DVT CLASS D AIRSPACE. NO COMS WITH ANYONE ON THE GND AT THE PARK WERE MADE. IN THE FUTURE I SHOULD PROBABLY CALL THE PHOENIX POLICE OR PARKS AND INFORM THEM OF MY INTENTIONS, SO THEY CAN FIELD COMPLAINTS OF NOISE OR OTHER CONCERNS OF RESIDENTS IN THE AREA. I AM AWARE OF NO LNDG RESTRS OR CITY ORDINANCES FOR HELIS IN THE CITY OF PHX.
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.