Narrative:

Medical mission ('XXXX') from abc to xyz. Numerous light aircraft sightings observed after departing abc area, with visual conditions hazy, and turbulent wind westerly at approximately 25 KTS. To assist with traffic avoidance en route, I had planned on VFR flight following with XXX and radar. Before initial contact with XXX approach, XXX ATIS and approach control frequencys monitored and I observed XXX arsa had high traffic density with numerous student instrument apches in progress. I planned to avoid XXX arsa, flying around it to the east and below aircraft approaching XXX is west runway. Southwest of ZZZ, XXX approach contacted. Following events are in sequence they occurred as I remember them, to the best of my ability: 1) XXX approach assigns code, verifies 'in radar contact'. 2) XXX advises conflicting traffic at my altitude (2 targets). 3) I initiate several turns to east and change of altitude. 4) XXX asks if I am on course. 5) I reply 'yes' after resuming proposed course. 6) I observe ZZZ airport approximately 3.5 to 4.0 mi distance to northeast. 7) after visually clearing area, I turn on northwest heading. 8) XXX approach does not call out any other possible conflicting traffic and no other aircraft observed by crew. 9) remainder of flight and transport of patient routine. I had not intentionally planned to fly this close to ZZZ. During turns in hazy visual conditions to avoid conflicting traffic I did not maintain geographic position orientation. I have resolved to absolutely exercise greater geographic positional orientation/awareness and better 'out of cockpit' vigilance for possible conflicting traffic regardless of cockpit activities.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMS ACFT ENTERED ARPT TRAFFIC AREA WITHOUT ATC CLRNC.

Narrative: MEDICAL MISSION ('XXXX') FROM ABC TO XYZ. NUMEROUS LIGHT ACFT SIGHTINGS OBSERVED AFTER DEPARTING ABC AREA, WITH VISUAL CONDITIONS HAZY, AND TURBULENT WIND WESTERLY AT APPROX 25 KTS. TO ASSIST WITH TFC AVOIDANCE ENRTE, I HAD PLANNED ON VFR FLT FOLLOWING WITH XXX AND RADAR. BEFORE INITIAL CONTACT WITH XXX APCH, XXX ATIS AND APCH CTL FREQS MONITORED AND I OBSERVED XXX ARSA HAD HIGH TFC DENSITY WITH NUMEROUS STUDENT INSTRUMENT APCHES IN PROGRESS. I PLANNED TO AVOID XXX ARSA, FLYING AROUND IT TO THE E AND BELOW ACFT APCHING XXX IS W RWY. SW OF ZZZ, XXX APCH CONTACTED. FOLLOWING EVENTS ARE IN SEQUENCE THEY OCCURRED AS I REMEMBER THEM, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY: 1) XXX APCH ASSIGNS CODE, VERIFIES 'IN RADAR CONTACT'. 2) XXX ADVISES CONFLICTING TFC AT MY ALT (2 TARGETS). 3) I INITIATE SEVERAL TURNS TO E AND CHANGE OF ALT. 4) XXX ASKS IF I AM ON COURSE. 5) I REPLY 'YES' AFTER RESUMING PROPOSED COURSE. 6) I OBSERVE ZZZ ARPT APPROX 3.5 TO 4.0 MI DISTANCE TO NE. 7) AFTER VISUALLY CLEARING AREA, I TURN ON NW HDG. 8) XXX APCH DOES NOT CALL OUT ANY OTHER POSSIBLE CONFLICTING TFC AND NO OTHER ACFT OBSERVED BY CREW. 9) REMAINDER OF FLT AND TRANSPORT OF PATIENT ROUTINE. I HAD NOT INTENTIONALLY PLANNED TO FLY THIS CLOSE TO ZZZ. DURING TURNS IN HAZY VISUAL CONDITIONS TO AVOID CONFLICTING TFC I DID NOT MAINTAIN GEOGRAPHIC POSITION ORIENTATION. I HAVE RESOLVED TO ABSOLUTELY EXERCISE GREATER GEOGRAPHIC POSITIONAL ORIENTATION/AWARENESS AND BETTER 'OUT OF COCKPIT' VIGILANCE FOR POSSIBLE CONFLICTING TFC REGARDLESS OF COCKPIT ACTIVITIES.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.