B206b3 passenger inadvertently drops an object over a populated area.

Attributes
ACN	576720
Time
Date	200303
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : san.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Jet Ranger/Kiowa/206
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6200 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	576720
Person 2
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe cabin event : passenger misconduct non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : person 2
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

The onboard tv talent had brought an empty beer stein to use as a propeller for a photograph for a friend. The talent placed the stein on top of the camera monitor (like a tv screen) to take the photo. Due to the inherent vibrations of the helicopter, the stein fell behind the monitor, falling on and breaking the chin bubble. The talent then tried to retrieve the stein, but in the process, the stein fell through the hole in the chin bubble and departed the aircraft. Talent and I tried to determine where the stein might have fallen, but were unable to determine the location and any possible damage to property on the ground. Flight was then terminated to our home base.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B206B3 PAX INADVERTENTLY DROPS AN OBJECT OVER A POPULATED AREA.

Narrative: THE ONBOARD TV TALENT HAD BROUGHT AN EMPTY BEER STEIN TO USE AS A PROP FOR A PHOTOGRAPH FOR A FRIEND. THE TALENT PLACED THE STEIN ON TOP OF THE CAMERA MONITOR (LIKE A TV SCREEN) TO TAKE THE PHOTO. DUE TO THE INHERENT VIBRATIONS OF THE HELI, THE STEIN FELL BEHIND THE MONITOR, FALLING ON AND BREAKING THE CHIN BUBBLE. THE TALENT THEN TRIED TO RETRIEVE THE STEIN, BUT IN THE PROCESS, THE STEIN FELL THROUGH THE HOLE IN THE CHIN BUBBLE AND DEPARTED THE ACFT. TALENT AND I TRIED TO DETERMINE WHERE THE STEIN MIGHT HAVE FALLEN, BUT WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE LOCATION AND ANY POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO PROPERTY ON THE GND. FLT WAS THEN TERMINATED TO OUR HOME BASE.

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.