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Pilot of an EMS helicopter flew through a temporary flight restr airspace during departure from a hospital pad where it was standing by for transporting possible injured victims from an explosion site.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 421660 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199812 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Bell Helicopter 412 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 421660 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
As an EMS pilot I was dispatched to pick up possible patients from a pipeline explosion. After waiting approximately 3 hours it was determined that there were no serious injuries and that no patients would require transport. In preparation for departure, I filed a VFR flight plan with FSS. As we departed we proceeded past the accident site to determine exactly where it had occurred. After departing the area, I changed to ARTCC frequency and overheard that there was a tfr established for the accident location. The tfr was 5 NM radius up to 2000 ft AGL. Our flight path was within 5 NM and climbing from the surface to approximately 2000 ft prior to clearing the area. (The hospital pad was probably within that designated area.) when I contacted FSS (the controling FSS for that tfr) I did not specifically ask about a tfr, nor was that information volunteered.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN EMS HELI FLEW THROUGH A TEMPORARY FLT RESTR AIRSPACE DURING DEP FROM A HOSPITAL PAD WHERE IT WAS STANDING BY FOR TRANSPORTING POSSIBLE INJURED VICTIMS FROM AN EXPLOSION SITE.
Narrative: AS AN EMS PLT I WAS DISPATCHED TO PICK UP POSSIBLE PATIENTS FROM A PIPELINE EXPLOSION. AFTER WAITING APPROX 3 HRS IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO SERIOUS INJURIES AND THAT NO PATIENTS WOULD REQUIRE TRANSPORT. IN PREPARATION FOR DEP, I FILED A VFR FLT PLAN WITH FSS. AS WE DEPARTED WE PROCEEDED PAST THE ACCIDENT SITE TO DETERMINE EXACTLY WHERE IT HAD OCCURRED. AFTER DEPARTING THE AREA, I CHANGED TO ARTCC FREQ AND OVERHEARD THAT THERE WAS A TFR ESTABLISHED FOR THE ACCIDENT LOCATION. THE TFR WAS 5 NM RADIUS UP TO 2000 FT AGL. OUR FLT PATH WAS WITHIN 5 NM AND CLBING FROM THE SURFACE TO APPROX 2000 FT PRIOR TO CLRING THE AREA. (THE HOSPITAL PAD WAS PROBABLY WITHIN THAT DESIGNATED AREA.) WHEN I CONTACTED FSS (THE CTLING FSS FOR THAT TFR) I DID NOT SPECIFICALLY ASK ABOUT A TFR, NOR WAS THAT INFO VOLUNTEERED.
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.