R22 pilot landed in a residential area and was contacted by law enforcement.

Attributes
ACN	594597
Time
Date	200309
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Robinson R22
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 800 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	594597
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : 3
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I landed my robinson R-22 helicopter near my cousin's house. It is at the edge of a residential area surrounded by open space. I had pre-arranged and had a ground crew there to clear the area. My approach was over open space. At no time did I overfly any people, vehicles, or structures. After landing, we put the wheels on and moved the helicopter to near my cousin's house. The deputy sheriffs arrived approximately 1 hour later and were not happy. They said it was not against any laws, but they were not happy, and not to do it again. We moved the helicopter to the edge of the open space and I took off over the open space in a manner they approved.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: R22 PLT LANDED IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA AND WAS CONTACTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.

Narrative: I LANDED MY ROBINSON R-22 HELI NEAR MY COUSIN'S HOUSE. IT IS AT THE EDGE OF A RESIDENTIAL AREA SURROUNDED BY OPEN SPACE. I HAD PRE-ARRANGED AND HAD A GND CREW THERE TO CLR THE AREA. MY APCH WAS OVER OPEN SPACE. AT NO TIME DID I OVERFLY ANY PEOPLE, VEHICLES, OR STRUCTURES. AFTER LNDG, WE PUT THE WHEELS ON AND MOVED THE HELI TO NEAR MY COUSIN'S HOUSE. THE DEPUTY SHERIFFS ARRIVED APPROX 1 HR LATER AND WERE NOT HAPPY. THEY SAID IT WAS NOT AGAINST ANY LAWS, BUT THEY WERE NOT HAPPY, AND NOT TO DO IT AGAIN. WE MOVED THE HELI TO THE EDGE OF THE OPEN SPACE AND I TOOK OFF OVER THE OPEN SPACE IN A MANNER THEY APPROVED.

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.