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Flight crew of medium large transport on initial climb out of iah sighted a helicopter in close proximity. No traffic advisory.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 124432 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198910 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : iah |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 300 msl bound upper : 300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : iah |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time total : 21000 |
| ASRS Report | 124432 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 1000 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Deviation |
Narrative:
Just after gear retraction noticed opposite direction small helicopter. Our takeoff clearance '...after departure turn left heading 120 degree, cleared for takeoff.' I remember that tower had communicated with a helicopter, but no other details. If we had initiated turn to 120 degree sooner, things would have been sticky. Tower should have advised us of traffic. I bet they forgot the helicopter who more than likely had been cleared to land.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW OF MLG ON INITIAL CLIMB OUT OF IAH SIGHTED A HELICOPTER IN CLOSE PROX. NO TRAFFIC ADVISORY.
Narrative: JUST AFTER GEAR RETRACTION NOTICED OPPOSITE DIRECTION SMALL HELI. OUR TKOF CLRNC '...AFTER DEP TURN LEFT HDG 120 DEG, CLRED FOR TKOF.' I REMEMBER THAT TWR HAD COMMUNICATED WITH A HELI, BUT NO OTHER DETAILS. IF WE HAD INITIATED TURN TO 120 DEG SOONER, THINGS WOULD HAVE BEEN STICKY. TWR SHOULD HAVE ADVISED US OF TFC. I BET THEY FORGOT THE HELI WHO MORE THAN LIKELY HAD BEEN CLRED TO LAND.
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.