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H500 helicopter pilot is observed leaving the aircraft unmanned with the engine operating and the rotor turning.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 583494 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200306 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | MD-500MG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8600 flight time type : 2050 |
| ASRS Report | 583494 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
On jun/mon/03, between XA00Z and XA15Z, the pilot of a hughes 500 (military designation oh-6A) helicopter, was observed walking around his helicopter, for 15 mins, with its turbine engine running and rotor spinning at idle rotation, with no one at the controls. The helicopter was located 20 ft from a fence of the FBO and 20 ft from a parked pilatus PC12 aircraft whose owner pilot and hired PIC were witnesses and preparing for departure. The pilot of the helicopter walked around the back of the aircraft, the sides and the front with the doors installed and closed. The pilot was wearing a color suit. The manager of the FBO at that time was also a witness and commented that the pilot of the helicopter does this all the time. Suggestions: the pilot should review the limitations section in his manual. The standard operating procedures or company manual should be reviewed or amended to include engine ground operation limitations. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that the pilot appeared to be doing a preflight of the helicopter when the incident occured. Reporter stated that he had submitted the information on the FAA sfety hotline.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: H500 HELI PLT IS OBSERVED LEAVING THE ACFT UNMANNED WITH THE ENG OPERATING AND THE ROTOR TURNING.
Narrative: ON JUN/MON/03, BTWN XA00Z AND XA15Z, THE PLT OF A HUGHES 500 (MIL DESIGNATION OH-6A) HELI, WAS OBSERVED WALKING AROUND HIS HELI, FOR 15 MINS, WITH ITS TURBINE ENG RUNNING AND ROTOR SPINNING AT IDLE ROTATION, WITH NO ONE AT THE CTLS. THE HELI WAS LOCATED 20 FT FROM A FENCE OF THE FBO AND 20 FT FROM A PARKED PILATUS PC12 ACFT WHOSE OWNER PLT AND HIRED PIC WERE WITNESSES AND PREPARING FOR DEP. THE PLT OF THE HELI WALKED AROUND THE BACK OF THE ACFT, THE SIDES AND THE FRONT WITH THE DOORS INSTALLED AND CLOSED. THE PLT WAS WEARING A COLOR SUIT. THE MGR OF THE FBO AT THAT TIME WAS ALSO A WITNESS AND COMMENTED THAT THE PLT OF THE HELI DOES THIS ALL THE TIME. SUGGESTIONS: THE PLT SHOULD REVIEW THE LIMITATIONS SECTION IN HIS MANUAL. THE STANDARD OPERATING PROCS OR COMPANY MANUAL SHOULD BE REVIEWED OR AMENDED TO INCLUDE ENG GND OP LIMITATIONS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT THE PLT APPEARED TO BE DOING A PREFLT OF THE HELI WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURED. RPTR STATED THAT HE HAD SUBMITTED THE INFO ON THE FAA SFETY HOTLINE.
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.