Cpr helicopter pilot violates city ordinance when he lands on roof of building downtown.

Attributes
ACN	250352
Time
Date	199308
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ct81
State Reference	CT
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	250352
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	observation : observer
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Chart Or Publication
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Our aircraft, an small aircraft turbo helicopter, was chartered to deliver 4 executives to a building site in stamford, ct. In accordance with the FARS and company policy, written permission from the property owners was received to land on site. The site supervisor was contacted, a detailed description of the landing area and surroundings was obtained and the area was cleared and marked by a reflective line on its borders. On arrival at the site 2 reconnaissance turns were completed and a safe approach, into wind, and avoiding presidential areas was made to a landing. After approximately 1 hour on the ground (shut down), the local police arrived and reported that we had violated a local ordinance forbidding helicopters to land in stamford. Fortunately, only a police incident report was filed and we were permitted to depart. The flight was completed without further incident. Post incident inquiry discovered that FSS did not have any information regarding the local ordinances and that, once airborne, it is almost impossible to determine the existence of these ordinances. Remedy: we have instilled new policy at the company requiring local fire chiefs to be called prior to any such landing. No unscheduled lndgs will be made to areas, even if owner permission is acquired, without clearance from the local fire chief.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CPR HELI PLT VIOLATES CITY ORDINANCE WHEN HE LANDS ON ROOF OF BUILDING DOWNTOWN.

Narrative: OUR ACFT, AN SMA TURBO HELI, WAS CHARTERED TO DELIVER 4 EXECUTIVES TO A BUILDING SITE IN STAMFORD, CT. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FARS AND COMPANY POLICY, WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM THE PROPERTY OWNERS WAS RECEIVED TO LAND ON SITE. THE SITE SUPVR WAS CONTACTED, A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE LNDG AREA AND SURROUNDINGS WAS OBTAINED AND THE AREA WAS CLRED AND MARKED BY A REFLECTIVE LINE ON ITS BORDERS. ON ARR AT THE SITE 2 RECONNAISSANCE TURNS WERE COMPLETED AND A SAFE APCH, INTO WIND, AND AVOIDING PRESIDENTIAL AREAS WAS MADE TO A LNDG. AFTER APPROX 1 HR ON THE GND (SHUT DOWN), THE LCL POLICE ARRIVED AND RPTED THAT WE HAD VIOLATED A LCL ORDINANCE FORBIDDING HELIS TO LAND IN STAMFORD. FORTUNATELY, ONLY A POLICE INCIDENT RPT WAS FILED AND WE WERE PERMITTED TO DEPART. THE FLT WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. POST INCIDENT INQUIRY DISCOVERED THAT FSS DID NOT HAVE ANY INFO REGARDING THE LCL ORDINANCES AND THAT, ONCE AIRBORNE, IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE THE EXISTENCE OF THESE ORDINANCES. REMEDY: WE HAVE INSTILLED NEW POLICY AT THE COMPANY REQUIRING LCL FIRE CHIEFS TO BE CALLED PRIOR TO ANY SUCH LNDG. NO UNSCHEDULED LNDGS WILL BE MADE TO AREAS, EVEN IF OWNER PERMISSION IS ACQUIRED, WITHOUT CLRNC FROM THE LCL FIRE CHIEF.

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.