Military helicopter entered orf airport traffic area without clearance. Pilot deviation.

Attributes
ACN	126977
Time
Date	198911
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : orf
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 700 msl bound upper : 700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : orf
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Experience	controller radar : 34
ASRS Report	126977
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 6000 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was working local control orf tower, and was working 3 aircraft, one landing, one short final, and air carrier X in position runway 5. I cleared air carrier X for takeoff when the runway was clear. Radar controller called up and informed me ngu tower had a helicopter northeast orf wbound. I observed the target approximately 2 mi nwbound. When air carrier X was midfield I observed the target turn swbound toward orf and called traffic to air carrier X. I was not talking to military helicopter Y. Air carrier X advised it was close and I switched air carrier X to departure. I was advised later that military helicopter Y was confused and thought he was landing at ngu. Helicopter pilots should be better trained to stay clear of air traffic area's and arsa airspace.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MIL HELICOPTER ENTERED ORF ARPT TRAFFIC AREA WITHOUT CLRNC. PLT DEVIATION.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING LCL CTL ORF TWR, AND WAS WORKING 3 ACFT, ONE LNDG, ONE SHORT FINAL, AND ACR X IN POSITION RWY 5. I CLRED ACR X FOR TKOF WHEN THE RWY WAS CLEAR. RADAR CTLR CALLED UP AND INFORMED ME NGU TWR HAD A HELI NE ORF WBOUND. I OBSERVED THE TARGET APPROX 2 MI NWBOUND. WHEN ACR X WAS MIDFIELD I OBSERVED THE TARGET TURN SWBOUND TOWARD ORF AND CALLED TFC TO ACR X. I WAS NOT TALKING TO MIL HELI Y. ACR X ADVISED IT WAS CLOSE AND I SWITCHED ACR X TO DEP. I WAS ADVISED LATER THAT MIL HELI Y WAS CONFUSED AND THOUGHT HE WAS LNDG AT NGU. HELI PLTS SHOULD BE BETTER TRAINED TO STAY CLEAR OF ATA'S AND ARSA AIRSPACE.

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.