A C185 PLT; ON A PHOTO SHOOT; VIOLATED A 'TFR' INVOLVING A MAJOR OPEN AIR ASSEMBLY OF PEOPLE.

Date: 2002-06 · Aircraft: Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG

Anomalies: airspace-violation-all-types|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-far|other-security-breach-concern

Synopsis

A C185 PLT; ON A PHOTO SHOOT; VIOLATED A 'TFR' INVOLVING A MAJOR OPEN AIR ASSEMBLY OF PEOPLE.

Narrative

I RECEIVED A BRIEFING FOR A LOCAL PHOTO FLT. THE FLT DID NOT INCLUDE A MENTION OF A TFR AROUND DISNEY WORLD. I DEP AS A FLT OF 2 INFORMATION WITH A CESSNA 172. WE OPERATED OVER DISNEY WORLD FROM ABOUT XA15 TO XB00; ALWAYS AT LEAST 1000 FT AGL. AT ABOUT XB00 EDT; WE COMPLETED THE FLT AND WERE FOLLOWED BACK BY A SHERIFF'S HELI. THE CREW INFORMED US THAT WE HAD VIOLATED A TFR FOR FLT BELOW 3000 FT AGL OVER 'AN OPEN AIR ASSEMBLY OF PEOPLE.' AT NO TIME WAS I AWARE THE DISNEY WORLD; PRIOR TO IT'S OPENING TIME; CONSTITUTES AN OPEN AIR ASSEMBLY OF PEOPLE ESPECIALLY WHEN THE PARKING LOT IS DEVOID OF ALL VEHICLES. IF SO; I RECOMMEND MUCH CLRER DISSEMINATION OF DATA FROM FLT SERVICE. FURTHERMORE; I CALLED APCH SEVERAL TIMES FOR ADVISORIES; BUT NEVER RECEIVED AN ANSWER. IF THEY WERE REQUIRED TO ANSWER US AND GIVE US A SQUAWK; PERHAPS THIS WHOLE INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 549554: ON THE WAY BACK TO OUR DEP ARPT; THE PLT CONDUCTING THE PHOTO SHOOT MADE AN INQUIRY WITH THE TWR AS TO THE PRESENCE OF A HELI HE OBSERVED 'FOLLOWING' THE FORMATION FLT. AT THAT POINT; THE HELI PLT (A LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER) RESPONDED THAT HE WOULD DISCUS THE MATTER FURTHER ON THE GND. HE STATED THAT POST 09/TUE/02 THINKING MAY BE A REASON PARK PERSONNEL WERE ALARMED. I DID SAY THAT I WAS AWARE OF A TFR IN EFFECT FOR FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF AN 'OPEN AIR ASSEMBLY OF PEOPLE;' SUCH AS A STADIUM. HE STATED THAT THE VERY SAME TFR APPLIED TO THEME PARKS AND ACTUALLY HAS THE WORDS 'THEME PARKS' IN THE TEXT OF THE NOTAM.

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