Helicopter has passenger in back seat open door. In confusion that followed, entered air traffic are...

Attributes
ACN	239799
Time
Date	199304
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bed
State Reference	MA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 3200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bed
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 280 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	239799
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

A young passenger in left back seat opened the left door. In the attempt to get the father in the right back seat to get the door closed, and all the screaming and confusion in the back, I entered into the bedford airspace by 1/2 mi. Action taken: climbed to 3200 ft with a turn to the right to get out of ATC airspace. No aircraft in-flight and no evasive action was needed. Flying the aircraft and a little girl screaming that the door is open has a major impact on human performance. At the time getting the door closed was my #1 concern, but I broke into ATC airspace in trying to correct the problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HELI HAS PAX IN BACK SEAT OPEN DOOR. IN CONFUSION THAT FOLLOWED, ENTERED ATA WITHOUT CONTACT.

Narrative: A YOUNG PAX IN L BACK SEAT OPENED THE L DOOR. IN THE ATTEMPT TO GET THE FATHER IN THE R BACK SEAT TO GET THE DOOR CLOSED, AND ALL THE SCREAMING AND CONFUSION IN THE BACK, I ENTERED INTO THE BEDFORD AIRSPACE BY 1/2 MI. ACTION TAKEN: CLBED TO 3200 FT WITH A TURN TO THE R TO GET OUT OF ATC AIRSPACE. NO ACFT INFLT AND NO EVASIVE ACTION WAS NEEDED. FLYING THE ACFT AND A LITTLE GIRL SCREAMING THAT THE DOOR IS OPEN HAS A MAJOR IMPACT ON HUMAN PERFORMANCE. AT THE TIME GETTING THE DOOR CLOSED WAS MY #1 CONCERN, BUT I BROKE INTO ATC AIRSPACE IN TRYING TO CORRECT THE PROB.

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.

Helicopter has passenger in back seat open door. In confusion that followed, entered air traffic area without contact.