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Air carrier captain reported they experienced a near collision with a helicopter while taxiing on Z near Z3 at ewr. The helicopter had apparently been cleared for takeoff from the helipad on Z3 but conflicted with the aircraft; requiring firm braking.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1338464 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201603 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | EWR.Airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 210 Flight Crew Total 25000 Flight Crew Type 6068 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Critical |
Narrative:
While taxiing out of newark on taxiway Z approaching Z3 a helicopter took off and went in front of our aircraft's nose with less than 10 feet of clearance. Had I not slammed on the brakes it could have been disastrous. I reported it to ground and dispatch.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier Captain reported they experienced a near collision with a helicopter while taxiing on Z near Z3 at EWR. The helicopter had apparently been cleared for takeoff from the helipad on Z3 but conflicted with the aircraft; requiring firm braking.
Narrative: While taxiing out of Newark on Taxiway Z approaching Z3 a helicopter took off and went in front of our aircraft's nose with less than 10 feet of clearance. Had I not slammed on the brakes it could have been disastrous. I reported it to ground and dispatch.
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.