GND OBSERVER COMPLAINS REF LOW FLT OF EMS HELI LNDG AT HOSPITAL HELIPAD.

Date: 1992-04 · Aircraft: Helicopter

Anomalies: other-unspecified

Synopsis

GND OBSERVER COMPLAINS REF LOW FLT OF EMS HELI LNDG AT HOSPITAL HELIPAD.

Narrative

I WAS CONTACTED BY TELEPHONE BY A PERSON ON 4/X/92 ABOUT A FLT WHICH OCCURRED ON 4/Y/92. THIS WAS A MEDICAL FLT WITH A PATIENT BEING TRANSFERRED TO A HOSPITAL IN ZZZ. THE PERSON WHO CALLED; SAID HE WITNESSED THE HELI 'BUZZING THE TREE TOPS AT 150 FT AT XX30 HRS.' AS I EXPLAINED THE LNDG PROFILE TO THE PERSON HE ALERTED ME THAT HE WOULD BE CONTACTING THE FAA TO FILE A COMPLAINT THAT I WAS FLYING IN A CARELESS AND UNSAFE MANNER. THE LNDG PROFILE WAS NORMAL AND UNEVENTFUL TO AN APPROVED HELIPORT AT THE RECEIVING HOSPITAL. THIS PERSON HAS COMPLAINED BEFORE I CAME TO WORK AT THIS CONTRACT; SO I HAVE BEEN TOLD. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO. RPTR STATES PERSON WHO CALLED IS A DOCTOR AND KNOWS OF THE EMS COMPANY. HE CALLED DISPATCH TO FIND OUT WHO WAS FLYING AND SPOKE TO RPTR. THIS IS A REGULAR COMPLAINER AND PROBABLY THE EARLY AM HOUR WAS PART OF THE PROBLEM. FAA INSPECTOR CAME FOR A SIGHT INSPECTION SHORTLY AFTER THE INCIDENT AND HAD HEARD NOTHING FROM IRATE DOCTOR. RPTR SAYS HOSPITAL REALLY SUPPORTS FLT PROGRAM AND SEES NO PROBLEM FROM THERE.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.