Helicopter on training flight 100 feet over residences.

Attributes
ACN	112499
Time
Date	198905
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : w32
State Reference	MD
Altitude	msl bound lower : 100 msl bound upper : 100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 10000
ASRS Report	112499
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Houses are too close to approach end of runway 23. Unable to effectively train, use low apches without violating noise abatement procedures. A catch 22, airport was there first! Houses are then built close in towards runway. Then effort is to close airport. In this case, approach was low and I wouldn't want to live in the homes we passed over. Could have been higher but then maneuver could not be demonstrated properly to student.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HELICOPTER ON TRAINING FLT 100 FEET OVER RESIDENCES.

Narrative: HOUSES ARE TOO CLOSE TO APCH END OF RWY 23. UNABLE TO EFFECTIVELY TRAIN, USE LOW APCHES WITHOUT VIOLATING NOISE ABATEMENT PROCS. A CATCH 22, ARPT WAS THERE FIRST! HOUSES ARE THEN BUILT CLOSE IN TOWARDS RWY. THEN EFFORT IS TO CLOSE ARPT. IN THIS CASE, APCH WAS LOW AND I WOULDN'T WANT TO LIVE IN THE HOMES WE PASSED OVER. COULD HAVE BEEN HIGHER BUT THEN MANEUVER COULD NOT BE DEMONSTRATED PROPERLY TO STUDENT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.