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Two fixed wing aircraft in formation on a photo mission in the new york city sfra had a near miss with a sightseeing helicopter at about 1;400 ft over the hudson river.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1045090 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201210 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | LGA.Airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Retractable Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Retractable Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Other Hudson River |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Rotorcraft |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 87 Flight Crew Total 13590 Flight Crew Type 4000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Other / Unknown |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 73.7 Flight Crew Total 2892.9 Flight Crew Type 177.6 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Airspace Violation All Types Conflict NMAC Deviation - Altitude Overshoot Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 350 Vertical 100 |
Narrative:
I flew the hudson river VFR corridor in moderate turbulence and windshear in two ship formation for an aerial photo shoot. Altitude was to be between 1;200 and 1;300 ft. All mandatory reporting radio calls were made. As we gained on a helicopter going our same direction but higher; we passed abeam of it; but then the helicopter turned into us. I maneuvered left since the helicopter began to descend in its turn a slight climb was initiated by me. ATC informed there was a possible pilot deviation in going above 1;300 ft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Two fixed wing aircraft in formation on a photo mission in the New York City SFRA had a near miss with a sightseeing helicopter at about 1;400 FT over the Hudson River.
Narrative: I flew the Hudson River VFR corridor in moderate turbulence and windshear in two ship formation for an aerial photo shoot. Altitude was to be between 1;200 and 1;300 FT. All mandatory reporting radio calls were made. As we gained on a helicopter going our same direction but higher; we passed abeam of it; but then the helicopter turned into us. I maneuvered left since the helicopter began to descend in its turn a slight climb was initiated by me. ATC informed there was a possible pilot deviation in going above 1;300 FT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.