Rotary winged traffic aircraft makes an emergency forced landing in the river. Reporter has concerns over his compliance with the FARS pertaining to his passenger use of seat belts.

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Attributes
ACN	183909
Time
Date	199107
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzv
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1100 msl bound upper : 1100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 308
ASRS Report	183909
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was flying an sms rotary from buckeye lake, oh, to zanesville, oh. With my wife and 2 small children (ages 5 and 2). The helicopter is a 3 seat helicopter with only 2 approved seat belts. We fastened the children into the seat belts, 1 with the pilot and the other with the passenger (my wife). As we were cruising over the muskingum river my engine began to surge and the rotor RPM and engine RPM needle. I decided to try to land helicopter but couldn't find land so I did a hovering automatic into the muskingum river. I felt that as long as I had everybody strapped in I was on compliance with all FARS. No one was injured.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ROTARY WINGED TFC ACFT MAKES AN EMER FORCED LNDG IN THE RIVER. RPTR HAS CONCERNS OVER HIS COMPLIANCE WITH THE FARS PERTAINING TO HIS PAX USE OF SEAT BELTS.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING AN SMS ROTARY FROM BUCKEYE LAKE, OH, TO ZANESVILLE, OH. WITH MY WIFE AND 2 SMALL CHILDREN (AGES 5 AND 2). THE HELI IS A 3 SEAT HELI WITH ONLY 2 APPROVED SEAT BELTS. WE FASTENED THE CHILDREN INTO THE SEAT BELTS, 1 WITH THE PLT AND THE OTHER WITH THE PAX (MY WIFE). AS WE WERE CRUISING OVER THE MUSKINGUM RIVER MY ENG BEGAN TO SURGE AND THE ROTOR RPM AND ENG RPM NEEDLE. I DECIDED TO TRY TO LAND HELI BUT COULDN'T FIND LAND SO I DID A HOVERING AUTO INTO THE MUSKINGUM RIVER. I FELT THAT AS LONG AS I HAD EVERYBODY STRAPPED IN I WAS ON COMPLIANCE WITH ALL FARS. NO ONE WAS INJURED.

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.