Narrative:

On apr/thu/03 at approximately XA00 hours, I was dispatched to XXX us from YYY us hospital. The scene was approximately a 248 degree heading at approximately 13 mi from hospital. After liftoff, I contacted approach for flight following. Prior to contacting approach, I listened ATIS and the approach frequency, and obtained traffic was departing runway 29. In order to keep traffic flowing in an orderly manner, I informed ATC I would maintain 800 ft MSL en route to the scene. While en route to the scene, I observed the radar altimeter showing our AGL altitude was getting lower due to the rising of the terrain. I observed the radar altimeter showing an altitude of 300 ft AGL, which is within our operating limits of my company's operating manual. Upon noticing the altitude being right at the base of our operating limit, I adjusted my indicated altitude to 900 ft MSL, which gave me a radar altimeter readout of 400-500 ft AGL for the remainder of the flight. It should be noted, while landing at the first dispatched scene, I had to maneuver around antennas at the landing area. It should be noted, a fire department was present at our landing area, and secured the area for our landing. After landing at the first landing zone, it was discovered that hospital dispatch had sent out the wrong information about the landing zone. After receiving the correct information, we proceeded to the correct landing zone, approximately 3.5 mi northeast of the first dispatched location. It should also be noted, I had to maneuver around antennas at this landing zone also, to make a safe landing.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B222 EMS HELI PLT IS CONCERNED WHEN OPERATING NEAR TWRS.

Narrative: ON APR/THU/03 AT APPROX XA00 HRS, I WAS DISPATCHED TO XXX US FROM YYY US HOSPITAL. THE SCENE WAS APPROX A 248 DEG HDG AT APPROX 13 MI FROM HOSPITAL. AFTER LIFTOFF, I CONTACTED APCH FOR FLT FOLLOWING. PRIOR TO CONTACTING APCH, I LISTENED ATIS AND THE APCH FREQ, AND OBTAINED TFC WAS DEPARTING RWY 29. IN ORDER TO KEEP TFC FLOWING IN AN ORDERLY MANNER, I INFORMED ATC I WOULD MAINTAIN 800 FT MSL ENRTE TO THE SCENE. WHILE ENRTE TO THE SCENE, I OBSERVED THE RADAR ALTIMETER SHOWING OUR AGL ALTITUDE WAS GETTING LOWER DUE TO THE RISING OF THE TERRAIN. I OBSERVED THE RADAR ALTIMETER SHOWING AN ALT OF 300 FT AGL, WHICH IS WITHIN OUR OPERATING LIMITS OF MY COMPANY'S OPERATING MANUAL. UPON NOTICING THE ALT BEING RIGHT AT THE BASE OF OUR OPERATING LIMIT, I ADJUSTED MY INDICATED ALT TO 900 FT MSL, WHICH GAVE ME A RADAR ALTIMETER READOUT OF 400-500 FT AGL FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FLT. IT SHOULD BE NOTED, WHILE LNDG AT THE FIRST DISPATCHED SCENE, I HAD TO MANEUVER AROUND ANTENNAS AT THE LNDG AREA. IT SHOULD BE NOTED, A FIRE DEPT WAS PRESENT AT OUR LNDG AREA, AND SECURED THE AREA FOR OUR LNDG. AFTER LNDG AT THE FIRST LNDG ZONE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT HOSPITAL DISPATCH HAD SENT OUT THE WRONG INFO ABOUT THE LNDG ZONE. AFTER RECEIVING THE CORRECT INFO, WE PROCEEDED TO THE CORRECT LNDG ZONE, APPROX 3.5 MI NE OF THE FIRST DISPATCHED LOCATION. IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED, I HAD TO MANEUVER AROUND ANTENNAS AT THIS LNDG ZONE ALSO, TO MAKE A SAFE LNDG.

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.