Helicopter pilot complaint about unsafe landing pad at hospital.

Attributes
ACN	95298
Time
Date	198809
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz airport : 1184
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Flight Phase	landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	95298
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

The designated helicopter landing area for the community hospital is in my opinion hazardous. My military specialty was army aviation, rotary wing. The death and destruction of a helicopter mishap is anything but a mishap when it happens. (It's a disaster area). The rotating wing is the culprit. I have flown three to a contained crash, very little was left of the aircraft, and little of the surrounding area was recognizable. My crew very lucky. My wife, insists that 'experts' and insurance representatives have ok'ed the location. The location is at the front main entrance door, within 100' of telephone poles, 50' of a flag pole, in the middle of the drive/parking lot. This is an accident waiting to happen!!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HELICOPTER PLT COMPLAINT ABOUT UNSAFE LNDG PAD AT HOSPITAL.

Narrative: THE DESIGNATED HELI LNDG AREA FOR THE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IS IN MY OPINION HAZARDOUS. MY MIL SPECIALTY WAS ARMY AVIATION, ROTARY WING. THE DEATH AND DESTRUCTION OF A HELI MISHAP IS ANYTHING BUT A MISHAP WHEN IT HAPPENS. (IT'S A DISASTER AREA). THE ROTATING WING IS THE CULPRIT. I HAVE FLOWN THREE TO A CONTAINED CRASH, VERY LITTLE WAS LEFT OF THE ACFT, AND LITTLE OF THE SURROUNDING AREA WAS RECOGNIZABLE. MY CREW VERY LUCKY. MY WIFE, INSISTS THAT 'EXPERTS' AND INSURANCE REPRESENTATIVES HAVE OK'ED THE LOCATION. THE LOCATION IS AT THE FRONT MAIN ENTRANCE DOOR, WITHIN 100' OF TELEPHONE POLES, 50' OF A FLAG POLE, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DRIVE/PARKING LOT. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN!!

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.