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Rotary wing pilot executes a 30 degree sharp bank over his home and creates back slap on rotor blades to alert family to proceed to airport to pick him up. Concerned about noise he made. Altitude AGL was 300'.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 131046 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198912 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : wvi |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 300 agl bound upper : 300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Flight Phase | cruise other cruise other descent other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 1950 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 131046 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was flying to an airport where I would be picked up by family. Since the family home was along my course to the airport. I advised that I would fly over and that would signal them to come pick me up. When I was about 1 mi away from the house, I decreased power and descended. When over the house and banked the aircraft about 30 degrees and applied aft cyclic to initiate a climbing turn and to produce 'blade slap.' I immediately realized that although I wasn't violating any flight rules, I was making unnecessary noise. My family was expecting me and an overflt at an 1000' AGL would probably be signal enough. It reminded me clearly of the 'fly neighborly' slogan. I landed west/O incident and secured the aircraft, feeling a twinge of guilt for the noise.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ROTARY WING PLT EXECUTES A 30 DEGREE SHARP BANK OVER HIS HOME AND CREATES BACK SLAP ON ROTOR BLADES TO ALERT FAMILY TO PROCEED TO ARPT TO PICK HIM UP. CONCERNED ABOUT NOISE HE MADE. ALT AGL WAS 300'.
Narrative: I WAS FLYING TO AN ARPT WHERE I WOULD BE PICKED UP BY FAMILY. SINCE THE FAMILY HOME WAS ALONG MY COURSE TO THE ARPT. I ADVISED THAT I WOULD FLY OVER AND THAT WOULD SIGNAL THEM TO COME PICK ME UP. WHEN I WAS ABOUT 1 MI AWAY FROM THE HOUSE, I DECREASED PWR AND DSNDED. WHEN OVER THE HOUSE AND BANKED THE ACFT ABOUT 30 DEGS AND APPLIED AFT CYCLIC TO INITIATE A CLBING TURN AND TO PRODUCE 'BLADE SLAP.' I IMMEDIATELY REALIZED THAT ALTHOUGH I WASN'T VIOLATING ANY FLT RULES, I WAS MAKING UNNECESSARY NOISE. MY FAMILY WAS EXPECTING ME AND AN OVERFLT AT AN 1000' AGL WOULD PROBABLY BE SIGNAL ENOUGH. IT REMINDED ME CLEARLY OF THE 'FLY NEIGHBORLY' SLOGAN. I LANDED W/O INCIDENT AND SECURED THE ACFT, FEELING A TWINGE OF GUILT FOR THE NOISE.
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.