External load operation with a helicopter extraneous personnel in the area.

Attributes
ACN	293185
Time
Date	199501
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 150 agl bound upper : 150
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sfo tower : iah
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Operating Under FAR Part	other : other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	293185
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was PIC for a helicopter external load operation on the above date and time for a job at a high-rise condominium complex. The approved far 133 external load plan called for the top 2 stories of the building to be evacuate/evacuationed during the operation. The building manager was advised on 2 occasions of the requirement to evacuate/evacuation the top 2 floors of the structure and agreed to comply. During the operation, which consisted of moving 2 loads of roofing equipment from the roof to the ground, people were observed in a condominium on the floor below the top floor. A person in a bathrobe was observed on the rooftop and asked to leave the area. It appears that the building manager did not comply with the requirement to evacuate/evacuation and secure the top 2 floors of the building. In the future, it may be necessary to specify the FAA requirements in writing as part of the job contract. A spot check of the areas is routinely conducted for commercial sites and may be necessary for residential projects as well.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EXTERNAL LOAD OP WITH A HELI EXTRANEOUS PERSONNEL IN THE AREA.

Narrative: I WAS PIC FOR A HELI EXTERNAL LOAD OP ON THE ABOVE DATE AND TIME FOR A JOB AT A HIGH-RISE CONDOMINIUM COMPLEX. THE APPROVED FAR 133 EXTERNAL LOAD PLAN CALLED FOR THE TOP 2 STORIES OF THE BUILDING TO BE EVACED DURING THE OP. THE BUILDING MGR WAS ADVISED ON 2 OCCASIONS OF THE REQUIREMENT TO EVAC THE TOP 2 FLOORS OF THE STRUCTURE AND AGREED TO COMPLY. DURING THE OP, WHICH CONSISTED OF MOVING 2 LOADS OF ROOFING EQUIP FROM THE ROOF TO THE GND, PEOPLE WERE OBSERVED IN A CONDOMINIUM ON THE FLOOR BELOW THE TOP FLOOR. A PERSON IN A BATHROBE WAS OBSERVED ON THE ROOFTOP AND ASKED TO LEAVE THE AREA. IT APPEARS THAT THE BUILDING MGR DID NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENT TO EVAC AND SECURE THE TOP 2 FLOORS OF THE BUILDING. IN THE FUTURE, IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO SPECIFY THE FAA REQUIREMENTS IN WRITING AS PART OF THE JOB CONTRACT. A SPOT CHK OF THE AREAS IS ROUTINELY CONDUCTED FOR COMMERCIAL SITES AND MAY BE NECESSARY FOR RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS AS WELL.

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.