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Pilot of bell 206B jet ranger gets too close to the statue of liberty during a film shoot. Realizing his proximity and being at a lower altitude than specified for liberty island operations, he took evasive action.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 371480 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199706 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : lga |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 450 agl bound upper : 450 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Jet Ranger Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | other other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 62 flight time total : 4850 flight time type : 2250 |
| ASRS Report | 371480 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : passenger observation : observer |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot conflict : nmac non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | vertical : 194 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On a routine aerial survey flight in a helicopter (206B) we were filming (myself and film director) the statue of liberty, making overhead passes. On one particular pass we flew too close to the monument, not realizing how low and close we were, I immediately took evasive action to avoid a collision and added power and flew off with a right bank turn. Contributing factor: preoccupied with filming rather than flying the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF BELL 206B JET RANGER GETS TOO CLOSE TO THE STATUE OF LIBERTY DURING A FILM SHOOT. REALIZING HIS PROX AND BEING AT A LOWER ALT THAN SPECIFIED FOR LIBERTY ISLAND OPS, HE TOOK EVASIVE ACTION.
Narrative: ON A ROUTINE AERIAL SURVEY FLT IN A HELI (206B) WE WERE FILMING (MYSELF AND FILM DIRECTOR) THE STATUE OF LIBERTY, MAKING OVERHEAD PASSES. ON ONE PARTICULAR PASS WE FLEW TOO CLOSE TO THE MONUMENT, NOT REALIZING HOW LOW AND CLOSE WE WERE, I IMMEDIATELY TOOK EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID A COLLISION AND ADDED PWR AND FLEW OFF WITH A R BANK TURN. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR: PREOCCUPIED WITH FILMING RATHER THAN FLYING THE ACFT.
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.