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Homeowner complains of EMS helicopter flight over his home towards evening. Pilot had made approach near home on account of gusty surface winds that required that direction for approach to the trauma pad site.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 373245 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199707 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 150 |
| ASRS Report | 373245 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other non adherence : published procedure non adherence other other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
With a critical care burn victim, after landing at burn center, a homeowner, across street from trauma pad, requested to speak with pilot regarding flying 'over his home.' due to critical nature of disembarking patient, a posted police officer spoke to the homeowner. The officer, after speaking with owner, said 'he'd take care of it.' my opinion/impression is that this homeowner usually makes 'sour grapes' complaints of same nature. Every effort was made to avoid noise sensitive areas on approach to trauma pad and during takeoff(south).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: HOMEOWNER COMPLAINS OF EMS HELI FLT OVER HIS HOME TOWARDS EVENING. PLT HAD MADE APCH NEAR HOME ON ACCOUNT OF GUSTY SURFACE WINDS THAT REQUIRED THAT DIRECTION FOR APCH TO THE TRAUMA PAD SITE.
Narrative: WITH A CRITICAL CARE BURN VICTIM, AFTER LNDG AT BURN CTR, A HOMEOWNER, ACROSS STREET FROM TRAUMA PAD, REQUESTED TO SPEAK WITH PLT REGARDING FLYING 'OVER HIS HOME.' DUE TO CRITICAL NATURE OF DISEMBARKING PATIENT, A POSTED POLICE OFFICER SPOKE TO THE HOMEOWNER. THE OFFICER, AFTER SPEAKING WITH OWNER, SAID 'HE'D TAKE CARE OF IT.' MY OPINION/IMPRESSION IS THAT THIS HOMEOWNER USUALLY MAKES 'SOUR GRAPES' COMPLAINTS OF SAME NATURE. EVERY EFFORT WAS MADE TO AVOID NOISE SENSITIVE AREAS ON APCH TO TRAUMA PAD AND DURING TKOF(S).
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.