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Air carrier first officer reported a near midair collision with a helicopter during their initial climb on departure from ict.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1414560 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201606 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ICT.Airport |
| State Reference | KS |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Conflict NMAC |
Narrative:
ATC failed to notify us of a potential conflict until it was too late. The [conflicting] helicopter failed to maintain adequate visual separation.we departed wichita (ict). Tower cleared us for takeoff. We completed our before takeoff check and set takeoff thrust. Somewhere between V1 and 400ft AGL; tower called us and said '[aircraft X]; do not respond; aircraft off your left has you in sight'. Almost immediately we received a resolution advisory (RA) to climb at 3;500 fpm. The other aircraft was within 500'; same altitude; and on a direct intercept course. We followed the RA. I could not see how close we came. The captain stated that he had the helicopter in sight (I did not). It came very close. [It] appeared [we] were too low to make any kind of maneuver other than climb to avoid hitting the helicopter. At no point prior to departure were we warned of the helicopter's presence. The departure end appeared clear when we took the runway. Only after V1 were we issued a traffic advisory. It was far too late. We complied with the RA.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air Carrier First Officer reported a NMAC with a helicopter during their initial climb on departure from ICT.
Narrative: ATC failed to notify us of a potential conflict until it was too late. The [conflicting] helicopter failed to maintain adequate visual separation.We departed Wichita (ICT). Tower cleared us for takeoff. We completed our before takeoff check and set takeoff thrust. Somewhere between V1 and 400ft AGL; tower called us and said '[Aircraft X]; do not respond; aircraft off your left has you in sight'. Almost immediately we received a Resolution Advisory (RA) to climb at 3;500 fpm. The other aircraft was within 500'; same altitude; and on a direct intercept course. We followed the RA. I could not see how close we came. The Captain stated that he had the helicopter in sight (I did not). It came very close. [It] appeared [we] were too low to make any kind of maneuver other than climb to avoid hitting the helicopter. At no point prior to departure were we warned of the helicopter's presence. The departure end appeared clear when we took the runway. Only after V1 were we issued a traffic advisory. It was far too late. We complied with the RA.
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.