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Helicopter tour operator counseled by undercover FAA operations inspector for possible inadvertent violation of terrain cloud clearance rules.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 437990 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199905 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lih.airport |
| State Reference | HI |
| Altitude | agl single value : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD Helicopter 500/C/D/E/L |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 437990 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | observation : observer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : operations inspector |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Weather |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While conducting an air tour on the island of kauai, hi, I may have momentarily broken cloud clearance and/or terrain clearance limits in accordance with sfar part 71. If this occurred at all, it was briefly and inadvertently. This event was brought to my attention by an undercover FAA operations inspector pretending to be a tourist. I do not agree with his statement and believe that no violations occurred.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: HELI TOUR OPERATOR COUNSELED BY UNDERCOVER FAA OPS INSPECTOR FOR POSSIBLE INADVERTENT VIOLATION OF TERRAIN CLOUD CLRNC RULES.
Narrative: WHILE CONDUCTING AN AIR TOUR ON THE ISLAND OF KAUAI, HI, I MAY HAVE MOMENTARILY BROKEN CLOUD CLRNC AND/OR TERRAIN CLRNC LIMITS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SFAR PART 71. IF THIS OCCURRED AT ALL, IT WAS BRIEFLY AND INADVERTENTLY. THIS EVENT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTN BY AN UNDERCOVER FAA OPS INSPECTOR PRETENDING TO BE A TOURIST. I DO NOT AGREE WITH HIS STATEMENT AND BELIEVE THAT NO VIOLATIONS OCCURRED.
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.