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A B06 pilot, while flying a news crew to cover a forest fire, violated a tfr imposed around and over the fire.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 530005 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200111 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : bzm.vor |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl single value : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Jet Ranger/Kiowa/206 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 530005 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Departed charlotte to cover small forest fire in mountains of north carolina for local television news. After arriving in area, saw 1 helicopter with bambi bucket dropping water on fire. Remained 2000-3000 ft above aircraft and fire at all times while video-taping for approximately 5 mins. After landing, I was informed that temporary flight restrs had been imposed over the area from sfc to 10000 ft, 5 mi radius. I had assumed that a small fire like this wouldn't require flight restrs, but later realized that it was national forest and the feds are quick to put up restrs, well above what is normally required for a safe margin for aerial fire fighting. A thorough NOTAM briefing and less restrictive airspace would have prevented this airspace incursion.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B06 PLT, WHILE FLYING A NEWS CREW TO COVER A FOREST FIRE, VIOLATED A TFR IMPOSED AROUND AND OVER THE FIRE.
Narrative: DEPARTED CHARLOTTE TO COVER SMALL FOREST FIRE IN MOUNTAINS OF N CAROLINA FOR LCL TELEVISION NEWS. AFTER ARRIVING IN AREA, SAW 1 HELI WITH BAMBI BUCKET DROPPING WATER ON FIRE. REMAINED 2000-3000 FT ABOVE ACFT AND FIRE AT ALL TIMES WHILE VIDEO-TAPING FOR APPROX 5 MINS. AFTER LNDG, I WAS INFORMED THAT TEMPORARY FLT RESTRS HAD BEEN IMPOSED OVER THE AREA FROM SFC TO 10000 FT, 5 MI RADIUS. I HAD ASSUMED THAT A SMALL FIRE LIKE THIS WOULDN'T REQUIRE FLT RESTRS, BUT LATER REALIZED THAT IT WAS NATIONAL FOREST AND THE FEDS ARE QUICK TO PUT UP RESTRS, WELL ABOVE WHAT IS NORMALLY REQUIRED FOR A SAFE MARGIN FOR AERIAL FIRE FIGHTING. A THOROUGH NOTAM BRIEFING AND LESS RESTRICTIVE AIRSPACE WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS AIRSPACE INCURSION.
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.