A tv reporter's helicopter was alleged to have flown too low over the mississippi river.

Attributes
ACN	278173
Time
Date	199407
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pdc
State Reference	WI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 10 agl bound upper : 100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : phl
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Enstrom Helicopter 280 Shark
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	278173
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was PIC of an enstrom F280F helicopter. I was flying a news gathering mission and, due to the nature of the story, had shot an approach to the mississippi river. I hovered over the river for approximately 2 mins and returned to the station. An unidentified person called to complain that I had flown too close to the surface of the water. I believe that I operated the helicopter within the limits set by the FAA regulations and operated the helicopter without hazard to persons or property on the surface.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A TV RPTR'S HELI WAS ALLEGED TO HAVE FLOWN TOO LOW OVER THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

Narrative: I WAS PIC OF AN ENSTROM F280F HELI. I WAS FLYING A NEWS GATHERING MISSION AND, DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE STORY, HAD SHOT AN APCH TO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. I HOVERED OVER THE RIVER FOR APPROX 2 MINS AND RETURNED TO THE STATION. AN UNIDENTIFIED PERSON CALLED TO COMPLAIN THAT I HAD FLOWN TOO CLOSE TO THE SURFACE OF THE WATER. I BELIEVE THAT I OPERATED THE HELI WITHIN THE LIMITS SET BY THE FAA REGS AND OPERATED THE HELI WITHOUT HAZARD TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY ON THE SURFACE.

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.