2003-03 · NASA ASRS report 578323
HELI PLT ASKED TO CALL FAA OFFICIAL IN REGARDS TO PERCEIVED DISNEYLAND TFR VIOLATION.
AS I LANDED AT THE LONG BEACH ARPT THE TWR ASKED ME TO CALL. THE PERSON I TALKED TO WANTED PERSONAL INFO. HE SAID THERE WAS A QUESTION REGARDING MY PENETRATING THE TFR AT DISNEYLAND BY AS MUCH AS A MILE. I ADVISED HIM THAT I DID NOT THINK SO; BUT IF I DID; IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BY A BLOCK OR SO; NOT A MILE. HE TOLD ME HE DID NOT HAVE ANY OF THE INFO; BUT SOMEONE WOULD BE CALLING. THERE WAS NEVER A MENTION OF ME HAVING TEN DAYS TO FILE A NASA REPORT ONLY THAT SOMEONE WOULD BE CALLING ME. NINE DAYS LATER; LONG BEACH FSDO CALLED; AFTER EXPLAINING WHAT I DID; HE SAID IT WAS OUT OF HIS HANDS; BUT I HAD TEN DAYS FROM THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT TO FILE A NASA REPORT OR I WOULD PROBABLY LOSE MY PLT'S PRIVILEGES FOR 30 DAYS. I FLY HELIS OUT OF THE FULLERTON ARPT ON A REGULAR BASIS AND I AM VERY AWARE OF THE TFR AT DISNEYLAND. ON THE DAY IN QUESTION; I DEPARTED W BOUND AND TURNED S OVER BEACH BLVD; WHICH IS W AND CLR OF THE DISNEYLAND TFR. AS I TRAVELED S ON BEACH BLVD; I OBSERVED A FRIEND'S CAR IN HIS DRIVEWAY IN THE CITY OF GARDEN GROVE. BEING W AND S OF DISNEYLAND; I FELT I WOULD BE CLR OF THE TFR IF I CIRCLED HIS HOME ONCE OR TWICE AND CONTINUED S. GENERALLY THE ORBIT IN A HELI IS MUCH SMALLER THAN THAT OF AN AIRPLANE. WHEN CHKING THE DISTANCE ON THE TERMINAL AREA CHART AND THE SURFACE STREET MAP; IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT I PENETRATED THE TFR. IT MAY HELP TO SHOW THE THREE MILES ON A LOCAL MAP AND SEND IT OUT TO ALL THE FBO'S IN THE AREA; ESPECIALLY FOR HELI OPS.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.
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