near midair collision

Attributes
ACN	157023
Time
Date	199009
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : vuh
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct enroute other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct enroute other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 10100 flight time type : 65
ASRS Report	157023
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 200 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

Outbnd to offshore oil platform, a small cell was located approximately 10 mi to front. I was flying and copilot was adjusting radar when another small transport helicopter come out from behind center windscreen post and filled entire left windscreen. He saw me first and banked right passing behind me. He had appeared and disappeared before I had time to react. The aircraft was of a different company so I did not get to talk to him as each company is on different frequencys throughout the gulf.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC

Narrative: OUTBND TO OFFSHORE OIL PLATFORM, A SMALL CELL WAS LOCATED APPROX 10 MI TO FRONT. I WAS FLYING AND COPLT WAS ADJUSTING RADAR WHEN ANOTHER SMT HELI COME OUT FROM BEHIND CTR WINDSCREEN POST AND FILLED ENTIRE L WINDSCREEN. HE SAW ME FIRST AND BANKED R PASSING BEHIND ME. HE HAD APPEARED AND DISAPPEARED BEFORE I HAD TIME TO REACT. THE ACFT WAS OF A DIFFERENT COMPANY SO I DID NOT GET TO TALK TO HIM AS EACH COMPANY IS ON DIFFERENT FREQS THROUGHOUT THE GULF.

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.

Near midair collision