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Helicopter pilot reported being unable to locate the jefferson hospital heliport due to faded pad markings.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1766946 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202010 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | 9PA8.Airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Rotorcraft |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Unable to locate jefferson hospital heliport; orbited multiple times; eventually located roof top pad and landed.landing pad markings are faded; weathered; and need to be repainted. The pad itself is located in a high density of other buildings and structures not easily identifiable. Possible high intensity strobes could be added; such as the runway-end identifier type.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Helicopter pilot reported being unable to locate the Jefferson Hospital heliport due to faded pad markings.
Narrative: Unable to locate Jefferson Hospital heliport; orbited multiple times; eventually located roof top pad and landed.Landing pad markings are faded; weathered; and need to be repainted. The pad itself is located in a high density of other buildings and structures not easily identifiable. Possible high intensity strobes could be added; such as the runway-end identifier type.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.