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Attributes | |
ACN | 107945 |
Time | |
Date | 198903 |
Day | Thu |
Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | atc facility : vwv |
State Reference | OH |
Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Night |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tracon : tol |
Operator | other |
Make Model Name | Helicopter |
Flight Phase | other |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Aircraft 2 | |
Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
Flight Phase | cruise other |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | government : military |
Function | instruction : instructor |
Qualification | pilot : military |
ASRS Report | 107945 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | government : military |
Function | observation : passenger |
Qualification | pilot : military |
Events | |
Anomaly | conflict : nmac |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
Consequence | Other |
Miss Distance | horizontal : 500 vertical : 0 |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
While on IFR flight plan and talking to toledo approach control, we requested and were given permission to hold at the waterville VOR. On the second turn from the VOR a crew member observed an aircraft approaching fast. Rapid evasive action was taken by our aircraft ot avoid an almost certain collision. No evasive action was taken by the other aircraft and no notice of other traffic was reported by approach control. Approach control notified. I asked approach if he was seeing other traffic. Approach stated that now they saw the traffic, after we had taken evasive action and the aircraft had passed by. Pilot occupying the left seat was under the hood. Crew member in rear left alerted pilots to other traffic.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CLOSE PROX MIL HELICOPTER ON NIGHT TRAINING FLT AND UNKNOWN FIXED WING ACFT IN TOL ARSA.
Narrative: WHILE ON IFR FLT PLAN AND TALKING TO TOLEDO APCH CTL, WE REQUESTED AND WERE GIVEN PERMISSION TO HOLD AT THE WATERVILLE VOR. ON THE SECOND TURN FROM THE VOR A CREW MEMBER OBSERVED AN ACFT APCHING FAST. RAPID EVASIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN BY OUR ACFT OT AVOID AN ALMOST CERTAIN COLLISION. NO EVASIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN BY THE OTHER ACFT AND NO NOTICE OF OTHER TFC WAS RPTED BY APCH CTL. APCH CTL NOTIFIED. I ASKED APCH IF HE WAS SEEING OTHER TFC. APCH STATED THAT NOW THEY SAW THE TFC, AFTER WE HAD TAKEN EVASIVE ACTION AND THE ACFT HAD PASSED BY. PLT OCCUPYING THE L SEAT WAS UNDER THE HOOD. CREW MEMBER IN REAR L ALERTED PLTS TO OTHER TFC.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.