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Pilot of a power line bell jet ranger helicopter landed in a corn field near a fast food restaurant for lunch and was ordered to leave at once by local law enforcement officer due to the rotor blades creating a hazard to the public. The reporting pilot did not have prior permission from the property owners to land in the corn field.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 366365 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199704 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : eon |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Jet Ranger Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 22000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 366365 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government other |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While on power line patrol in the vicinity of peotone, the crew from power line company requested that I land in a nearby corn field near a fast food restaurant for lunch, which I did, realizing the vacant field would be a safe landing area. Half way through lunch a police officer requested that we leave because the helicopter presents a danger to the public from the wind action of the rotor blades. Rather than argue his point, we decided to leave, which we did, without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A PWR LINE BELL JET RANGER HELI LANDED IN A CORN FIELD NEAR A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT FOR LUNCH AND WAS ORDERED TO LEAVE AT ONCE BY LCL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER DUE TO THE ROTOR BLADES CREATING A HAZARD TO THE PUBLIC. THE RPTING PLT DID NOT HAVE PRIOR PERMISSION FROM THE PROPERTY OWNERS TO LAND IN THE CORN FIELD.
Narrative: WHILE ON PWR LINE PATROL IN THE VICINITY OF PEOTONE, THE CREW FROM PWR LINE COMPANY REQUESTED THAT I LAND IN A NEARBY CORN FIELD NEAR A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT FOR LUNCH, WHICH I DID, REALIZING THE VACANT FIELD WOULD BE A SAFE LNDG AREA. HALF WAY THROUGH LUNCH A POLICE OFFICER REQUESTED THAT WE LEAVE BECAUSE THE HELI PRESENTS A DANGER TO THE PUBLIC FROM THE WIND ACTION OF THE ROTOR BLADES. RATHER THAN ARGUE HIS POINT, WE DECIDED TO LEAVE, WHICH WE DID, WITHOUT INCIDENT.
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.