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While taking evasive action to avoid a midair collision, reporter had an apparent conflict with 2 rotary wing aircraft. He may or may not have descended below minimum altitude for VFR flight during the evasive action.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 108174 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198903 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mco |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | cruise other cruise other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 260 |
| ASRS Report | 108174 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
After departing orl heading wsw at 1000' AGL, about 10 mins into the flight I noticed a banner towing bi-plane on a collision course with me. I descended approximately 300', when out of nowhere came 2 helicopter's one of which reported my aircraft below 'VFR mins' to mco approach. According to far 91.3, the action taken was to the 'extent required to' avoid a midair with the banner tower. In the future I think it best to use flight following so as to get traffic called out. My see and avoid scan is good, and with all that traffic in this outer ring of the arsa, it's almost impossible to see everyone, from now on 'contact approach controller.' ps: I don't know what the helicopter reported to approach control. I heard it from another source.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WHILE TAKING EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID A MIDAIR COLLISION, REPORTER HAD AN APPARENT CONFLICT WITH 2 ROTARY WING ACFT. HE MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE DESCENDED BELOW MINIMUM ALT FOR VFR FLT DURING THE EVASIVE ACTION.
Narrative: AFTER DEPARTING ORL HDG WSW AT 1000' AGL, ABOUT 10 MINS INTO THE FLT I NOTICED A BANNER TOWING BI-PLANE ON A COLLISION COURSE WITH ME. I DSNDED APPROX 300', WHEN OUT OF NOWHERE CAME 2 HELI'S ONE OF WHICH RPTED MY ACFT BELOW 'VFR MINS' TO MCO APCH. ACCORDING TO FAR 91.3, THE ACTION TAKEN WAS TO THE 'EXTENT REQUIRED TO' AVOID A MIDAIR WITH THE BANNER TWR. IN THE FUTURE I THINK IT BEST TO USE FLT FOLLOWING SO AS TO GET TFC CALLED OUT. MY SEE AND AVOID SCAN IS GOOD, AND WITH ALL THAT TFC IN THIS OUTER RING OF THE ARSA, IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE EVERYONE, FROM NOW ON 'CONTACT APCH CTLR.' PS: I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELI RPTED TO APCH CTL. I HEARD IT FROM ANOTHER SOURCE.
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.