FLC OF A GOV HELI APCHING; SURVEYING FOR WIRES AND LNDG AT A SHOPPING MALL FOR PUBLIC STATIC DISPLAY; RECEIVED A PUBLIC CITIZEN COMPLAINT FOR LOW FLYING. LCL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WERE ON THE GND FOR CROWD CTL.

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ON JUN/XA/99 I WAS FLYING TO XXX IN ANDERSON FOR A STATIC DISPLAY. ENRTE ALT WAS 600 FT AGL; 1400 FT MSL. PRIOR TO ARR AT LOCATION; DSNDED TO APPROX 300-400 FT AGL. OVER PARKING LOT; TURNED R; THEN IMMEDIATE L WHEN COPLT ADVISED LNDG ZONE WAS IN SIGHT. A HIGH RECONNAISSANCE WAS PERFORMED AT 300-400 FT AGL WHILE IN ORBIT. I DSNDED TO APPROX 200 FT TO PERFORM LOW RECONNAISSANCE AND DO A FINAL CHK FOR WIRES OR OTHER OBSTRUCTIONS IN THE LNDG ZONE. SHERIFF'S OFFICE PERSONNEL ON THE GND HAD CLRED LNDG ZONE AND HELI IN ALL PHASES OF FLT WAS GREATER THAN 500 FT FROM ANY PERSON ON THE GND. WHEN TURNING BASE TO FINAL; COPLT CALLED 'WIRES.' I TOOK EVASIVE ACTION BY TURNING HARD L AND CLBING. ONCE OUT OF SIT; COPLT WAS SPEAKING OF SAME WIRES I HAD VISUAL CONTACT WITH. A NORMAL STABILIZED APCH WAS COMPLETED AFTER AN ADDITIONAL ORBIT. DURING LNDG; WE WERE AT LEAST 100-150 YARDS AWAY FROM ANY PERSON ON THE GND. UPON LNDG WE WERE INFORMED OF COMPLAINT BEING FILED. COPLT AND I HAD MISUNDERSTANDING OF WIRES; THAT I FELT REQUIRED EVASIVE ACTION. SINCE THE AREA TO MY L I KNEW TO BE CLR; I TURNED L. NO DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED. BETTER INTERCOCKPIT COM WILL BE IMPLEMENTED.