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Pilot of rotary craft allegedly hovered too low over a site for news gathering pictures.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 126801 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198910 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : pdk |
| State Reference | GA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 126801 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
After flying for approximately 6 hours, I was called out again to film a live tv shot for a murder case. Being a little tired and caught up in the excitement of the news, I set up for a hover shot of the crime scene. After finishing this job and talking to some other pilots, I realized that I was probably hovering too low for the situation. I would recommend that helicopter pilots pause a moment before setting up a live shot and reflect north the safety of hovering low over a crime scene, remembering that they are not military pilots and that they should have somewhere to land at all times if the engine should quit or an emergency arises.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF ROTARY CRAFT ALLEGEDLY HOVERED TOO LOW OVER A SITE FOR NEWS GATHERING PICTURES.
Narrative: AFTER FLYING FOR APPROX 6 HRS, I WAS CALLED OUT AGAIN TO FILM A LIVE TV SHOT FOR A MURDER CASE. BEING A LITTLE TIRED AND CAUGHT UP IN THE EXCITEMENT OF THE NEWS, I SET UP FOR A HOVER SHOT OF THE CRIME SCENE. AFTER FINISHING THIS JOB AND TALKING TO SOME OTHER PLTS, I REALIZED THAT I WAS PROBABLY HOVERING TOO LOW FOR THE SITUATION. I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT HELI PLTS PAUSE A MOMENT BEFORE SETTING UP A LIVE SHOT AND REFLECT N THE SAFETY OF HOVERING LOW OVER A CRIME SCENE, REMEMBERING THAT THEY ARE NOT MIL PLTS AND THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE SOMEWHERE TO LAND AT ALL TIMES IF THE ENGINE SHOULD QUIT OR AN EMER ARISES.
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.