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Flight crew of a twin turbine cpr helicopter taking photos from a hover reported just in case someone complained of low flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 320499 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199511 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ard airport : ttn |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 300 agl bound upper : 600 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | A109 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 320499 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
During a photo of a rural area, the helicopter came to a high hover and settled over a service station, descended to an altitude of 300 ft. Recovery was made and the aircraft left the area. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that he was in an open rural area with open areas nearby and at an altitude that would allow a safe automatic rotation landing if for some reason the 2 engines or rotors failed. He did not think he had violated any FARS, but turned in a report in case there was a complaint. He has not heard of any complaints. The aircraft was an augusta A109 twin turbine helicopter.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A TWIN TURBINE CPR HELI TAKING PHOTOS FROM A HOVER RPTED JUST IN CASE SOMEONE COMPLAINED OF LOW FLT.
Narrative: DURING A PHOTO OF A RURAL AREA, THE HELI CAME TO A HIGH HOVER AND SETTLED OVER A SVC STATION, DSNDED TO AN ALT OF 300 FT. RECOVERY WAS MADE AND THE ACFT LEFT THE AREA. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT HE WAS IN AN OPEN RURAL AREA WITH OPEN AREAS NEARBY AND AT AN ALT THAT WOULD ALLOW A SAFE AUTO ROTATION LNDG IF FOR SOME REASON THE 2 ENGS OR ROTORS FAILED. HE DID NOT THINK HE HAD VIOLATED ANY FARS, BUT TURNED IN A RPT IN CASE THERE WAS A COMPLAINT. HE HAS NOT HEARD OF ANY COMPLAINTS. THE ACFT WAS AN AUGUSTA A109 TWIN TURBINE HELI.
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.