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A schweizer 300C on a photo mission at 400 ft got into settling with power and made an emergency landing on a golf course. An uneventful takeoff followed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 789102 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200806 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 810 flight time type : 760 |
| ASRS Report | 789102 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other anomaly other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Aircraft Weather |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
During a photo flight 4 NM northeast of ZZZ; I got into settling with power and had to make a forced landing on a golf course. Took off from ZZZ; full fuel; within limits and headed to the site. Circled once at 1500 ft MSL and then came down to take pictures of the greens. Circled the greens at about 400 ft indicated when I came around downwind; found myself too slow and descending. Tried to pull power; but nothing left to pull; I looked ahead and had a fairway ahead of me. There were 3-4 people on the fairway; so instead of pushing forward to gain airspeed and put them in possible danger; I decided to use the lift I had left to safely make it to the ground. Landed safely. Checked the helicopter once on the ground. Talked to an officer on the ground and once everything was safe; hover-taxied and took off back to ZZZ.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A SCHWEIZER 300C ON A PHOTO MISSION AT 400 FT GOT INTO SETTLING WITH POWER AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LNDG ON A GOLF COURSE. AN UNEVENTFUL TKOF FOLLOWED.
Narrative: DURING A PHOTO FLT 4 NM NE OF ZZZ; I GOT INTO SETTLING WITH PWR AND HAD TO MAKE A FORCED LNDG ON A GOLF COURSE. TOOK OFF FROM ZZZ; FULL FUEL; WITHIN LIMITS AND HEADED TO THE SITE. CIRCLED ONCE AT 1500 FT MSL AND THEN CAME DOWN TO TAKE PICTURES OF THE GREENS. CIRCLED THE GREENS AT ABOUT 400 FT INDICATED WHEN I CAME AROUND DOWNWIND; FOUND MYSELF TOO SLOW AND DSNDING. TRIED TO PULL PWR; BUT NOTHING LEFT TO PULL; I LOOKED AHEAD AND HAD A FAIRWAY AHEAD OF ME. THERE WERE 3-4 PEOPLE ON THE FAIRWAY; SO INSTEAD OF PUSHING FORWARD TO GAIN AIRSPD AND PUT THEM IN POSSIBLE DANGER; I DECIDED TO USE THE LIFT I HAD LEFT TO SAFELY MAKE IT TO THE GND. LANDED SAFELY. CHKED THE HELI ONCE ON THE GND. TALKED TO AN OFFICER ON THE GND AND ONCE EVERYTHING WAS SAFE; HOVER-TAXIED AND TOOK OFF BACK TO ZZZ.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.