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Helicopter pilot acting as air boss for tfr involving high profile media event experienced near midair collision when another helicopter failed to comply with instructions regarding track and altitude assignments within the tfr.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 842426 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200907 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Other Orbit |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 90 Flight Crew Total 6700 Flight Crew Type 6200 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 90 Vertical 0 |
Narrative:
Working a high profile media event as the air boss coordinating aircraft into the tfr. As a helicopter approached the airspace; advised the helicopter that there is a tfr in effect for law enforcement/media only. The helicopter advised that credentialed media were on board. Helicopter was advised to stay above 1900 ft altitude and 500 ft wide and advised of the police aircraft orbiting the event. Helicopter acknowledged and then proceeded to conduct counter orbits at our altitude. Helicopter then proceeded to fly head on towards our aircraft (same altitude/90 feet lateral) until I directed him to break off his orbit and assume the position outside of the police orbits as previously advised. The aircraft broke off the orbit and complied.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Helicopter pilot acting as air boss for TFR involving high profile media event experienced NMAC when another helicopter failed to comply with instructions regarding track and altitude assignments within the TFR.
Narrative: Working a high profile media event as the Air Boss coordinating aircraft into the TFR. As a helicopter approached the airspace; advised the helicopter that there is a TFR in effect for Law Enforcement/Media only. The helicopter advised that credentialed media were on board. Helicopter was advised to stay above 1900 FT altitude and 500 FT wide and advised of the police aircraft orbiting the event. Helicopter acknowledged and then proceeded to conduct counter orbits at our altitude. Helicopter then proceeded to fly head on towards our aircraft (same altitude/90 feet lateral) until I directed him to break off his orbit and assume the position outside of the police orbits as previously advised. The aircraft broke off the orbit and complied.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.