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Pilot of a helicopter transported a news reporter and camera man into a stadium without proper FAA part 135 certificate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 378991 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199708 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : chs |
| State Reference | SC |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff cruise other landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 2800 flight time type : 120 |
| ASRS Report | 378991 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated faa : assigned or threatened penalties |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was asked by a tv station to take a reporter up and camera man up for photography of a special event. They also wanted to drop the game ball off at a stadium. I called the FSDO in south carolina and talked to inspector. He said it would be ok as long as that portion of the flight was not for revenue, so I did not charge the station for the local flts around charleston. I did charge for aerial photography portions. I was told by inspector that this would be ok and authority/authorized by the far. I received a phone call this morning by the FAA, after they saw the flight on tv, that the flight was operated under part 135 regardless if I received compensation or not. I only performed the flight because I was told I could by the FSDO.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A HELI TRANSPORTED A NEWS RPTR AND CAMERA MAN INTO A STADIUM WITHOUT PROPER FAA PART 135 CERTIFICATE.
Narrative: I WAS ASKED BY A TV STATION TO TAKE A RPTR UP AND CAMERA MAN UP FOR PHOTOGRAPHY OF A SPECIAL EVENT. THEY ALSO WANTED TO DROP THE GAME BALL OFF AT A STADIUM. I CALLED THE FSDO IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND TALKED TO INSPECTOR. HE SAID IT WOULD BE OK AS LONG AS THAT PORTION OF THE FLT WAS NOT FOR REVENUE, SO I DID NOT CHARGE THE STATION FOR THE LCL FLTS AROUND CHARLESTON. I DID CHARGE FOR AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY PORTIONS. I WAS TOLD BY INSPECTOR THAT THIS WOULD BE OK AND AUTH BY THE FAR. I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL THIS MORNING BY THE FAA, AFTER THEY SAW THE FLT ON TV, THAT THE FLT WAS OPERATED UNDER PART 135 REGARDLESS IF I RECEIVED COMPENSATION OR NOT. I ONLY PERFORMED THE FLT BECAUSE I WAS TOLD I COULD BY THE FSDO.
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.