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Pilot of rotary wing aircraft passed in front of small transport jet on final approach to runway at trenton, nj.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 114864 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198906 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ttn |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 800 msl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ttn |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 114864 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 3000 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Reported 11 NM northeast on runway 6/24 extended centerline inbound. Tower advised call 2 northeast for landing. ATIS advised runway 24 active, however runway 6 ILS practices were in progress. No mention of any aircraft on runway 24 approach was made. No instructions to remain north of 24 approach course was made. Inbound course (LORAN) just happened to be 240 degree. Radio volume of communications prohibited a call at 2 mi. Call made at 1 mi. Just then call from an small transport advised, 'an aircraft just cut in front of us'. Small transport was on approach to 24 behind us. We had already started a right turn for approach to the helicopter area. Though we were aware of runway 24 as being the active, the only traffic we were aware of was practicing 6 ILS's. No mention of any 24 traffic was made. No instructions to remain north of approach course was made. This information was relayed to the tower by phone, moments later. The tower had asked us if in fact he had given instructions to remain north (since he did not recall), we advised him, no.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF ROTARY WING ACFT PASSED IN FRONT OF SMT JET ON FINAL APCH TO RWY AT TRENTON, NJ.
Narrative: REPORTED 11 NM NE ON RWY 6/24 EXTENDED CENTERLINE INBND. TWR ADVISED CALL 2 NE FOR LNDG. ATIS ADVISED RWY 24 ACTIVE, HOWEVER RWY 6 ILS PRACTICES WERE IN PROGRESS. NO MENTION OF ANY ACFT ON RWY 24 APCH WAS MADE. NO INSTRUCTIONS TO REMAIN N OF 24 APCH COURSE WAS MADE. INBND COURSE (LORAN) JUST HAPPENED TO BE 240 DEG. RADIO VOLUME OF COMS PROHIBITED A CALL AT 2 MI. CALL MADE AT 1 MI. JUST THEN CALL FROM AN SMT ADVISED, 'AN ACFT JUST CUT IN FRONT OF US'. SMT WAS ON APCH TO 24 BEHIND US. WE HAD ALREADY STARTED A RIGHT TURN FOR APCH TO THE HELI AREA. THOUGH WE WERE AWARE OF RWY 24 AS BEING THE ACTIVE, THE ONLY TFC WE WERE AWARE OF WAS PRACTICING 6 ILS'S. NO MENTION OF ANY 24 TFC WAS MADE. NO INSTRUCTIONS TO REMAIN N OF APCH COURSE WAS MADE. THIS INFO WAS RELAYED TO THE TWR BY PHONE, MOMENTS LATER. THE TWR HAD ASKED US IF IN FACT HE HAD GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS TO REMAIN N (SINCE HE DID NOT RECALL), WE ADVISED HIM, NO.
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.