Small aircraft flying for movie shoot has problems with ATC coordination.

Attributes
ACN	272151
Time
Date	199405
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sba
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 300 msl bound upper : 300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sba
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	272151
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 6000 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was flying for a film crew doing a commercial just outside the controled airspace at sba on the coast that required a low fly-by with 2 helicopters to the film crew. I was told by the film people that all was coordinated with ATC (sba departure) and the lcls in the fly-by area. In fact no one had been coordinated. There was confusion between myself and a very busy controller and some other people in the film fly-by area. Next time I'll do my own coordination.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA FLYING FOR MOVIE SHOOT HAS PROBS WITH ATC COORD.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING FOR A FILM CREW DOING A COMMERCIAL JUST OUTSIDE THE CTLED AIRSPACE AT SBA ON THE COAST THAT REQUIRED A LOW FLY-BY WITH 2 HELIS TO THE FILM CREW. I WAS TOLD BY THE FILM PEOPLE THAT ALL WAS COORDINATED WITH ATC (SBA DEP) AND THE LCLS IN THE FLY-BY AREA. IN FACT NO ONE HAD BEEN COORDINATED. THERE WAS CONFUSION BTWN MYSELF AND A VERY BUSY CTLR AND SOME OTHER PEOPLE IN THE FILM FLY-BY AREA. NEXT TIME I'LL DO MY OWN COORD.

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.