<< >> NASA ASRS Report 439176, May 1999

Neighbor inhibits landing of helicopter on rural access road due to noise. Contracted operator told to discontinue pleasure operations.

Attributes
ACN	439176
Time
Date	199905
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 1co8.airport
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl single value : 20
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d01.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Enstrom Helicopter Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : go around
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : charter
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private
ASRS Report	439176
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : person 3
Resolutory Action	flight crew : executed go around
Miss Distance	horizontal : 50 vertical : 20
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

After giving 7 min rides at a private residence in an unpopulated area for approximately 35 mins on final approach to a dirt road to drop off a passenger, a small gray car drove around 2 people and blocked my point of touchdown. This caused me (aircraft X) to abort my landing and go around. The car then moved into the driveway of the residence belonging to the person who hired me to give the rides. After my go around and 1 orbit, I made a successful landing to my original spot. The owner of the residence informed me that the person was upset due to the noise and I informed him that the rides should be discontinued. I flew back to home station without incidence. This situation was unavoidable due to the fact that I told the person who hired me to inform all of his neighbors of my presence, which he did. This person was unknown by anyone present.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NEIGHBOR INHIBITS LNDG OF HELI ON RURAL ACCESS ROAD DUE TO NOISE. CONTRACTED OPERATOR TOLD TO DISCONTINUE PLEASURE OPS.

Narrative: AFTER GIVING 7 MIN RIDES AT A PVT RESIDENCE IN AN UNPOPULATED AREA FOR APPROX 35 MINS ON FINAL APCH TO A DIRT ROAD TO DROP OFF A PAX, A SMALL GRAY CAR DROVE AROUND 2 PEOPLE AND BLOCKED MY POINT OF TOUCHDOWN. THIS CAUSED ME (ACFT X) TO ABORT MY LNDG AND GO AROUND. THE CAR THEN MOVED INTO THE DRIVEWAY OF THE RESIDENCE BELONGING TO THE PERSON WHO HIRED ME TO GIVE THE RIDES. AFTER MY GAR AND 1 ORBIT, I MADE A SUCCESSFUL LNDG TO MY ORIGINAL SPOT. THE OWNER OF THE RESIDENCE INFORMED ME THAT THE PERSON WAS UPSET DUE TO THE NOISE AND I INFORMED HIM THAT THE RIDES SHOULD BE DISCONTINUED. I FLEW BACK TO HOME STATION WITHOUT INCIDENCE. THIS SIT WAS UNAVOIDABLE DUE TO THE FACT THAT I TOLD THE PERSON WHO HIRED ME TO INFORM ALL OF HIS NEIGHBORS OF MY PRESENCE, WHICH HE DID. THIS PERSON WAS UNKNOWN BY ANYONE PRESENT.

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.