Helicopter photo mission descended to 200' over student assembly. Neighbors complained.

Attributes
ACN	120507
Time
Date	198908
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : os2 airport : pdx
State Reference	OR
Altitude	msl bound lower : 200 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pdx
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 2100 flight time type : 850
ASRS Report	120507
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The passenger were picked up and the location of the facility to be photographed with discussed. I asked the passenger and mr kx about the appropriateness of landing at the tokyo college of commerce. Mr kx said that he had authority and G ranted permission to land and operate at low level on the property. The flight departed the portland public use heliport at approximately early pm. From the air, the tokyo college of commerce appeared to be a large private home that had been converted for use into an academic facility. I made a high reconnaissance circle around the facility because I had not flown over it before. I believe that all low level maneuvers were done over the tokyo college of commerce property. Once the photographers were satisfied, I flew the helicopter back to the portland public use heliport and dropped off the passenger. I believe that the aircraft did not interfere with nor was too close to the ground over any privately owned property. I have learned that the college may be involved in civil litigation with the neighbor or neighbors who complained about the flight. It therefore appears that the complaints and the result of friction between the college and the neighbors, rather than the flts themselves.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HELICOPTER PHOTO MISSION DESCENDED TO 200' OVER STUDENT ASSEMBLY. NEIGHBORS COMPLAINED.

Narrative: THE PAX WERE PICKED UP AND THE LOCATION OF THE FAC TO BE PHOTOGRAPHED WITH DISCUSSED. I ASKED THE PAX AND MR KX ABOUT THE APPROPRIATENESS OF LNDG AT THE TOKYO COLLEGE OF COMMERCE. MR KX SAID THAT HE HAD AUTHORITY AND G RANTED PERMISSION TO LAND AND OPERATE AT LOW LEVEL ON THE PROPERTY. THE FLT DEPARTED THE PORTLAND PUBLIC USE HELIPORT AT APPROX EARLY PM. FROM THE AIR, THE TOKYO COLLEGE OF COMMERCE APPEARED TO BE A LARGE PVT HOME THAT HAD BEEN CONVERTED FOR USE INTO AN ACADEMIC FAC. I MADE A HIGH RECONNAISSANCE CIRCLE AROUND THE FAC BECAUSE I HAD NOT FLOWN OVER IT BEFORE. I BELIEVE THAT ALL LOW LEVEL MANEUVERS WERE DONE OVER THE TOKYO COLLEGE OF COMMERCE PROPERTY. ONCE THE PHOTOGRAPHERS WERE SATISFIED, I FLEW THE HELI BACK TO THE PORTLAND PUBLIC USE HELIPORT AND DROPPED OFF THE PAX. I BELIEVE THAT THE ACFT DID NOT INTERFERE WITH NOR WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE GND OVER ANY PRIVATELY OWNED PROPERTY. I HAVE LEARNED THAT THE COLLEGE MAY BE INVOLVED IN CIVIL LITIGATION WITH THE NEIGHBOR OR NEIGHBORS WHO COMPLAINED ABOUT THE FLT. IT THEREFORE APPEARS THAT THE COMPLAINTS AND THE RESULT OF FRICTION BTWN THE COLLEGE AND THE NEIGHBORS, RATHER THAN THE FLTS THEMSELVES.

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.