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Helicopter pilot experiences door ipening while turning at 700' MSL over san jacinto national monument. Pilot brings aircraft to hover near ground in order to pull seat belt in and close door. Security agents on ground object to reporter's flying low over national monument.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 145346 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199005 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : hou |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 70 msl bound upper : 700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : ckb |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 900 |
| ASRS Report | 145346 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
When in a turn near the san jacinto monument at approximately 700' MSL the left door of the helicopter came open, and the seat belt was banging the side of the helicopter, putting dents in it. It was necessary that I find a place to hover the helicopter to shut the door. I did so and two silly security agents waived me off. I complied after I shut the door. I did not land but came to a hover, shut the door, then pickup and left. There was no damage, and no one was injured and there was no threat or danger to property or life. There was no people in the area I came to a hover to close the door. Nothing else happened.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: HELI PLT EXPERIENCES DOOR IPENING WHILE TURNING AT 700' MSL OVER SAN JACINTO NATIONAL MONUMENT. PLT BRINGS ACFT TO HOVER NEAR GND IN ORDER TO PULL SEAT BELT IN AND CLOSE DOOR. SECURITY AGENTS ON GND OBJECT TO REPORTER'S FLYING LOW OVER NATIONAL MONUMENT.
Narrative: WHEN IN A TURN NEAR THE SAN JACINTO MONUMENT AT APPROX 700' MSL THE LEFT DOOR OF THE HELI CAME OPEN, AND THE SEAT BELT WAS BANGING THE SIDE OF THE HELI, PUTTING DENTS IN IT. IT WAS NECESSARY THAT I FIND A PLACE TO HOVER THE HELI TO SHUT THE DOOR. I DID SO AND TWO SILLY SECURITY AGENTS WAIVED ME OFF. I COMPLIED AFTER I SHUT THE DOOR. I DID NOT LAND BUT CAME TO A HOVER, SHUT THE DOOR, THEN PICKUP AND LEFT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE, AND NO ONE WAS INJURED AND THERE WAS NO THREAT OR DANGER TO PROPERTY OR LIFE. THERE WAS NO PEOPLE IN THE AREA I CAME TO A HOVER TO CLOSE THE DOOR. NOTHING ELSE HAPPENED.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.