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Pilot of an enstrom helicopter endangered the lives of others when landing over a crowd at a sporting event and did not have an air carrier certificate under part 135 when transporting another person to the adjacent field on which the landing was made.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 383974 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199710 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : fat |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 330 flight time total : 3750 flight time type : 2250 |
| ASRS Report | 383974 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : observer |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : assigned or threatened penalties faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Situation: while landing at practice field. I was told 2 days later that I endangered persons on ground while on approach to landing. Adjacent to fenced landing area a sporting event was being held in a stadium. I did not file a congested area landing plan because the area I was landing at was a fenced, locked, guarded, and well lit area. I was also told when I landed this changed my status from a part 91 operation to a part 135 operation. I have no part 135 certificate. I had land owner's permission to land but was not aware of the other additional permits required congested area. This event was scheduled in advance by a local news station (television) I work with under part 91 rules with permission from the local FAA. I at no time endangered persons or property on the ground while on approach or landing. I was not aware of the other problem areas that have come up. I have since made myself and the news station more aware and knowledgeable of correct operations.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN ENSTROM HELI ENDANGERED THE LIVES OF OTHERS WHEN LNDG OVER A CROWD AT A SPORTING EVENT AND DID NOT HAVE AN ACR CERTIFICATE UNDER PART 135 WHEN TRANSPORTING ANOTHER PERSON TO THE ADJACENT FIELD ON WHICH THE LNDG WAS MADE.
Narrative: SITUATION: WHILE LNDG AT PRACTICE FIELD. I WAS TOLD 2 DAYS LATER THAT I ENDANGERED PERSONS ON GND WHILE ON APCH TO LNDG. ADJACENT TO FENCED LNDG AREA A SPORTING EVENT WAS BEING HELD IN A STADIUM. I DID NOT FILE A CONGESTED AREA LNDG PLAN BECAUSE THE AREA I WAS LNDG AT WAS A FENCED, LOCKED, GUARDED, AND WELL LIT AREA. I WAS ALSO TOLD WHEN I LANDED THIS CHANGED MY STATUS FROM A PART 91 OP TO A PART 135 OP. I HAVE NO PART 135 CERTIFICATE. I HAD LAND OWNER'S PERMISSION TO LAND BUT WAS NOT AWARE OF THE OTHER ADDITIONAL PERMITS REQUIRED CONGESTED AREA. THIS EVENT WAS SCHEDULED IN ADVANCE BY A LCL NEWS STATION (TELEVISION) I WORK WITH UNDER PART 91 RULES WITH PERMISSION FROM THE LCL FAA. I AT NO TIME ENDANGERED PERSONS OR PROPERTY ON THE GND WHILE ON APCH OR LNDG. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE OTHER PROB AREAS THAT HAVE COME UP. I HAVE SINCE MADE MYSELF AND THE NEWS STATION MORE AWARE AND KNOWLEDGEABLE OF CORRECT OPS.
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.