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R44 pilot reported that during autorotation practice they noticed a light aircraft taxiing onto runway 19; creating a 'head-on' conflict.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1272271 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201506 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | FRG.Airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Robinson R44 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | SR20 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 45 Flight Crew Total 265 Flight Crew Type 110 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Critical |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 150 Vertical 0 |
Narrative:
A robinson R44 helicopter with two pilots was cleared to land on the numbers of runway 19 at republic airport (frg). At 1;500 feet MSL; the pilots initiated a simulated engine failure and autorotation. At about 200 feet AGL; the pilot flying noticed a cirrus SR20/SR22 taxiing onto runway 19; creating a head-on situation. The helicopter pilot immediately increased throttle to terminate the autorotation; while taking evasive action in a sharp right bank; followed by a left bank to avoid the cirrus. In order to avoid a collision; the helicopter pilot also increased forward airspeed so as to overfly the cirrus if necessary. Once in a hover; the helicopter pilots notified republic tower on frequency that a cirrus had been present on the runway; and observed the cirrus make a right turn off the runway. The estimated horizontal distance between the helicopter and plane was 150 feet; with no vertical separation. The cirrus was on republic ground frequency; so we were unable to determined whether the runway incursion was the result of controller error; or pilot error by the cirrus.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: R44 pilot reported that during autorotation practice they noticed a light aircraft taxiing onto runway 19; creating a 'head-on' conflict.
Narrative: A Robinson R44 helicopter with two pilots was cleared to land on the numbers of runway 19 at Republic Airport (FRG). At 1;500 feet MSL; the pilots initiated a simulated engine failure and autorotation. At about 200 feet AGL; the pilot flying noticed a Cirrus SR20/SR22 taxiing onto runway 19; creating a head-on situation. The helicopter pilot immediately increased throttle to terminate the autorotation; while taking evasive action in a sharp right bank; followed by a left bank to avoid the Cirrus. In order to avoid a collision; the helicopter pilot also increased forward airspeed so as to overfly the Cirrus if necessary. Once in a hover; the helicopter pilots notified Republic Tower on frequency that a Cirrus had been present on the runway; and observed the Cirrus make a right turn off the runway. The estimated horizontal distance between the helicopter and plane was 150 feet; with no vertical separation. The Cirrus was on Republic Ground frequency; so we were unable to determined whether the runway incursion was the result of controller error; or pilot error by the Cirrus.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.