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Pilot of an small aircraft operated below the MSA and contrary to the suggested 'statue of liberty' sightseeing route altitude when he descended to avoid a helicopter.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 339302 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199606 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ewr airport : jrp |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 300 agl bound upper : 600 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : unknown |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 2200 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 339302 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 200 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Sightseeing flight up hudson by nyc, was at 600 ft flying by statue of liberty. Had to deviate to avoid conflict with helicopter traffic and went to 300 ft AGL by statue and boats.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SMA OPERATED BELOW THE MSA AND CONTRARY TO THE SUGGESTED 'STATUE OF LIBERTY' SIGHTSEEING RTE ALT WHEN HE DSNDED TO AVOID A HELI.
Narrative: SIGHTSEEING FLT UP HUDSON BY NYC, WAS AT 600 FT FLYING BY STATUE OF LIBERTY. HAD TO DEVIATE TO AVOID CONFLICT WITH HELI TFC AND WENT TO 300 FT AGL BY STATUE AND BOATS.
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.