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Rotary winged traffic in proximity of temperature flight restr area over crash scene. Departs in a huff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 296359 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199502 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : luf |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3800 msl bound upper : 3800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | military facility : luf tower : luf tower : shv |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 10500 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 296359 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : military |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited penetrated airspace |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I am a helicopter pilot, employed by a local tv station. I was dispatched to luke AFB, to get aerial shots of the aftermath of a midair between 2, F16's at luke. ATC (luke tower) would not approve entry into class D airspace, so I flew over-the-top. Above the vertical limit of the luke class D (3600 ft MSL). Luke obtained a temporary flight restr to 15000 ft MSL. When luke tower broadcast this, I immediately departed the area. However, for about 2 min. The time it took to exit the 5 mi lateral limit, I was inside the temporary flight restr temporary flight restr. I feel the air force abused the intended use of a temporary flight restr. I believe the us air force wanted to keep the eyes of the public off of an embarrassing loss of a $20 million aircraft. There was no safety reason for a temporary flight restr. No rescue aircraft -- no aircraft other than tv news. Rescue personnel, on the ground, stood near the wreckage, at ease, but the us air force wanted tv cameras 15000 ft away! As a 13 yr tv news helicopter pilot veteran -- I have seen this many times, it is an abuse of power, a 'pr ploy' by the air force to conceal information from the public! The FAA should carefully screen temporary flight restr requests, from various agencies, and follow-up with an investigation. Local police are also guilty, at times, with the same abuse of power.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ROTARY WINGED TFC IN PROX OF TEMP FLT RESTR AREA OVER CRASH SCENE. DEPARTS IN A HUFF.
Narrative: I AM A HELI PLT, EMPLOYED BY A LCL TV STATION. I WAS DISPATCHED TO LUKE AFB, TO GET AERIAL SHOTS OF THE AFTERMATH OF A MIDAIR BTWN 2, F16'S AT LUKE. ATC (LUKE TWR) WOULD NOT APPROVE ENTRY INTO CLASS D AIRSPACE, SO I FLEW OVER-THE-TOP. ABOVE THE VERT LIMIT OF THE LUKE CLASS D (3600 FT MSL). LUKE OBTAINED A TEMPORARY FLT RESTR TO 15000 FT MSL. WHEN LUKE TWR BROADCAST THIS, I IMMEDIATELY DEPARTED THE AREA. HOWEVER, FOR ABOUT 2 MIN. THE TIME IT TOOK TO EXIT THE 5 MI LATERAL LIMIT, I WAS INSIDE THE TEMPORARY FLT RESTR TEMPORARY FLT RESTR. I FEEL THE AIR FORCE ABUSED THE INTENDED USE OF A TEMPORARY FLT RESTR. I BELIEVE THE US AIR FORCE WANTED TO KEEP THE EYES OF THE PUBLIC OFF OF AN EMBARRASSING LOSS OF A $20 MILLION ACFT. THERE WAS NO SAFETY REASON FOR A TEMPORARY FLT RESTR. NO RESCUE ACFT -- NO ACFT OTHER THAN TV NEWS. RESCUE PERSONNEL, ON THE GND, STOOD NEAR THE WRECKAGE, AT EASE, BUT THE US AIR FORCE WANTED TV CAMERAS 15000 FT AWAY! AS A 13 YR TV NEWS HELI PLT VETERAN -- I HAVE SEEN THIS MANY TIMES, IT IS AN ABUSE OF PWR, A 'PR PLOY' BY THE AIR FORCE TO CONCEAL INFO FROM THE PUBLIC! THE FAA SHOULD CAREFULLY SCREEN TEMPORARY FLT RESTR REQUESTS, FROM VARIOUS AGENCIES, AND FOLLOW-UP WITH AN INVESTIGATION. LCL POLICE ARE ALSO GUILTY, AT TIMES, WITH THE SAME ABUSE OF PWR.
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.