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Bell helicopter pilot investigated by the FAA for operating a news media flight under far part 135 on an IFR flight plan with VFR vectors instead of under part 91 VFR.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 525365 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200109 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | intersection : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower tracon : dca.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Jet Ranger/Kiowa/206 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff cruise : level descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 12500 flight time type : 8000 |
| ASRS Report | 525365 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 4 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Airspace Structure |
Narrative:
In accordance with issued NOTAMS, I filed an IFR flight plan to conduct a part 135 VFR air taxi charter. After these flts of sep/mon/01 and sep/tue/01, I was contacted by ZZZ FSDO and told that these flts were part 91. I, of course, disagree because I was carrying passenger and landed at a different airport than I departed from. During the flight conducted on sep/mon/01, video was taken. During the flight conducted sep/tue/01, radio broadcasts were made. These flts were conducted and complied with part 119 and part 135. It is the position of the ZZZ FSDO that I was in violation because I should have conducted these flts to a lower standard part 91 and not to the higher standard of part 135. An IFR flight plan was filed with the remarks section VFR. Company flight following was in effect.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BELL HELI PLT INVESTIGATED BY THE FAA FOR OPERATING A NEWS MEDIA FLT UNDER FAR PART 135 ON AN IFR FLT PLAN WITH VFR VECTORS INSTEAD OF UNDER PART 91 VFR.
Narrative: IN ACCORDANCE WITH ISSUED NOTAMS, I FILED AN IFR FLT PLAN TO CONDUCT A PART 135 VFR AIR TAXI CHARTER. AFTER THESE FLTS OF SEP/MON/01 AND SEP/TUE/01, I WAS CONTACTED BY ZZZ FSDO AND TOLD THAT THESE FLTS WERE PART 91. I, OF COURSE, DISAGREE BECAUSE I WAS CARRYING PAX AND LANDED AT A DIFFERENT ARPT THAN I DEPARTED FROM. DURING THE FLT CONDUCTED ON SEP/MON/01, VIDEO WAS TAKEN. DURING THE FLT CONDUCTED SEP/TUE/01, RADIO BROADCASTS WERE MADE. THESE FLTS WERE CONDUCTED AND COMPLIED WITH PART 119 AND PART 135. IT IS THE POS OF THE ZZZ FSDO THAT I WAS IN VIOLATION BECAUSE I SHOULD HAVE CONDUCTED THESE FLTS TO A LOWER STANDARD PART 91 AND NOT TO THE HIGHER STANDARD OF PART 135. AN IFR FLT PLAN WAS FILED WITH THE REMARKS SECTION VFR. COMPANY FLT FOLLOWING WAS IN EFFECT.
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.