Helicopter on photo shoot alleged to have violated an far.

Attributes
ACN	203898
Time
Date	199203
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dal airport : ads
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 570 flight time type : 48
ASRS Report	203898
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : observer
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : investigated Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

During a photo shoot originating at addison airport, addison, tx, extreme pressure to land at location. Authorization had already been given in writing to contractor. Landing with no problems or difficulties. Photo shoot continued, returned to addison without any complaints from ATC or city officials. Area of landing was approximately 150 yards by 200 yards in a fenced vacant parking lot. No obstructions or noise sensitive areas. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states there was no violation. Someone at the airport knew of a city regulation which they thought was violated. Report of that brought in FAA. Confusion developed over operations being conducted as part 91 or part 135. Lots of inquiries, investigations, then decision that no violation had occurred because it was private property and permission to land had been granted.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HELI ON PHOTO SHOOT ALLEGED TO HAVE VIOLATED AN FAR.

Narrative: DURING A PHOTO SHOOT ORIGINATING AT ADDISON ARPT, ADDISON, TX, EXTREME PRESSURE TO LAND AT LOCATION. AUTHORIZATION HAD ALREADY BEEN GIVEN IN WRITING TO CONTRACTOR. LNDG WITH NO PROBLEMS OR DIFFICULTIES. PHOTO SHOOT CONTINUED, RETURNED TO ADDISON WITHOUT ANY COMPLAINTS FROM ATC OR CITY OFFICIALS. AREA OF LNDG WAS APPROX 150 YARDS BY 200 YARDS IN A FENCED VACANT PARKING LOT. NO OBSTRUCTIONS OR NOISE SENSITIVE AREAS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THERE WAS NO VIOLATION. SOMEONE AT THE ARPT KNEW OF A CITY REG WHICH THEY THOUGHT WAS VIOLATED. RPT OF THAT BROUGHT IN FAA. CONFUSION DEVELOPED OVER OPS BEING CONDUCTED AS PART 91 OR PART 135. LOTS OF INQUIRIES, INVESTIGATIONS, THEN DECISION THAT NO VIOLATION HAD OCCURRED BECAUSE IT WAS PRIVATE PROPERTY AND PERMISSION TO LAND HAD BEEN GRANTED.

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.