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After practicing automatic rotations at a closed military facility for an hour, a pilot begins to doubt the authority/authorized to use the facility for this purpose when a vehicle approached and drove onto the runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 511290 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200105 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : nzj.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : las.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Flight Phase | cruise : holding |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 1000 flight time type : 15 |
| ASRS Report | 511290 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Practicing helicopter automatic rotations and stuck pedal procedures in rectangular pattern over former el toro military airfield (el toro now closed and vacant, no people or activity on field). After approximately 1 hour in pattern, vehicle (possibly security) drove onto runway. We spotted vehicle when we were on approximately 1/4 mi final at 1000 ft. Upon seeing vehicle, discontinued approach and departed pattern to the southeast. As a result of seeing vehicle, pilots unsure if practice automatic rotations allowed or prohibited over this closed field. Need to check AFD or call FSS to find answer.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AFTER PRACTICING AUTO ROTATIONS AT A CLOSED MIL FACILITY FOR AN HR, A PLT BEGINS TO DOUBT THE AUTH TO USE THE FACILITY FOR THIS PURPOSE WHEN A VEHICLE APCHED AND DROVE ONTO THE RWY.
Narrative: PRACTICING HELI AUTO ROTATIONS AND STUCK PEDAL PROCS IN RECTANGULAR PATTERN OVER FORMER EL TORO MIL AIRFIELD (EL TORO NOW CLOSED AND VACANT, NO PEOPLE OR ACTIVITY ON FIELD). AFTER APPROX 1 HR IN PATTERN, VEHICLE (POSSIBLY SECURITY) DROVE ONTO RWY. WE SPOTTED VEHICLE WHEN WE WERE ON APPROX 1/4 MI FINAL AT 1000 FT. UPON SEEING VEHICLE, DISCONTINUED APCH AND DEPARTED PATTERN TO THE SE. AS A RESULT OF SEEING VEHICLE, PLTS UNSURE IF PRACTICE AUTO ROTATIONS ALLOWED OR PROHIBITED OVER THIS CLOSED FIELD. NEED TO CHK AFD OR CALL FSS TO FIND ANSWER.
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.