Robinson R44
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Rotorcraft; Flight Crew Commercial
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 105; Flight Crew Total 740; Flight Crew Type 650
Training / Qualification; Situational Awareness
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Passenger Misconduct
General None Reported / Taken
Human Factors
During [a tour] flight; one of the customers got his right arm wrapped around the cable from his headset. [As] he tried to untangle himself while holding to his camera (that was properly strapped around his neck); the headset fell from his head and ended up breaking loose from the connector that connects to the main part of the headset and [was] dragged out of the aircraft (during a doors-off sightseeing operation).The customer brought the fact to my attention tapping on my shoulder and showing me the cable from the headset without the headset.I confirmed no injuries were suffered by any of the passengers and flew the route back to the airport I departed from.To avoid the same mistake I will brief the passengers to be more careful with the wires and maintain calm if it gets wrapped around them; especially during doors-off operations.
R44 pilot reported a headset fell from the aircraft during a doors-off tour flight.