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An R44 helicopter pilot's side glass window was broken by a surf fishing rod weight at low altitude along the coastline.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 742691 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200706 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Robinson R44 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 89 flight time total : 650 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 742691 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe inflight encounter other non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was traveling over the water along coastline at about 115 KTS. A man with a large surf fishing rod cast his lure out to sea and hit the helicopter; breaking pilot side plexiglas window and cosmetic damage to mast fairing. No one was injured; no loss of controls. So I proceeded back to airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN R44 HELICOPTER PILOT'S SIDE GLASS WINDOW WAS BROKEN BY A SURF FISHING ROD WEIGHT AT LOW ALT ALONG THE COASTLINE.
Narrative: I WAS TRAVELING OVER THE WATER ALONG COASTLINE AT ABOUT 115 KTS. A MAN WITH A LARGE SURF FISHING ROD CAST HIS LURE OUT TO SEA AND HIT THE HELI; BREAKING PLT SIDE PLEXIGLAS WINDOW AND COSMETIC DAMAGE TO MAST FAIRING. NO ONE WAS INJURED; NO LOSS OF CTLS. SO I PROCEEDED BACK TO ARPT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.