Helicopter failed to maintain minimum separation from ground objects.

Attributes
ACN	428750
Time
Date	199902
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : aus.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 850
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : charter
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : charter
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 4200 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	428750
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : boater
Miss Distance	vertical : 250
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While on a photo flight of a customer, I was requested by customer to do a low pass over a nearby lake. This low pass put the helicopter close to some nearby boats (less than 500 ft, but not more than 250 ft. No harm done, however, complaint from water.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HELI FAILED TO MAINTAIN MINIMUM SEPARATION FROM GND OBJECTS.

Narrative: WHILE ON A PHOTO FLT OF A CUSTOMER, I WAS REQUESTED BY CUSTOMER TO DO A LOW PASS OVER A NEARBY LAKE. THIS LOW PASS PUT THE HELI CLOSE TO SOME NEARBY BOATS (LESS THAN 500 FT, BUT NOT MORE THAN 250 FT. NO HARM DONE, HOWEVER, COMPLAINT FROM WATER.

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.