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Attributes | |
ACN | 117153 |
Time | |
Date | 198907 |
Day | Tue |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | atc facility : phl |
State Reference | PA |
Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : phl |
Operator | general aviation : corporate |
Make Model Name | Helicopter |
Flight Phase | landing other |
Flight Plan | None |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | Other |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 4200 flight time type : 1000 |
ASRS Report | 117153 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | Other |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | pilot : commercial |
Events | |
Anomaly | other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
Consequence | Other |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
The helicopter was landed on private property with prior permission received, but security personnel were not present. After several orbits to evaluate the landing area, the helicopter terminated its approach as bystanders were positioned at the perimeter of the ball field. A safe landing and departure were executed although security personnel had not arrived.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: HELICOPTER LANDS AT STADIUM WITH PRIOR PERMISSION, BUT WITH SECURITY-SAFETY PERSONNEL ABSENT.
Narrative: THE HELI WAS LANDED ON PRIVATE PROPERTY WITH PRIOR PERMISSION RECEIVED, BUT SECURITY PERSONNEL WERE NOT PRESENT. AFTER SEVERAL ORBITS TO EVALUATE THE LNDG AREA, THE HELI TERMINATED ITS APCH AS BYSTANDERS WERE POSITIONED AT THE PERIMETER OF THE BALL FIELD. A SAFE LNDG AND DEP WERE EXECUTED ALTHOUGH SECURITY PERSONNEL HAD NOT ARRIVED.
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.