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Helicopter pilot reported that a glider pilot failed to make radio calls and caused an near midair collision.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1699125 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201910 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | BDU.Airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Sail Plane |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 Flight Crew Total 5700 Flight Crew Type 3400 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 0 Vertical 10 |
Narrative:
Departed boulder airport around xa:45 on [date] heading to a job 4.5 nm wouthwest of the field. Made my radio calls on departure that I was departing direct to the southwest. Two other aircraft responded their positions.2 nm out of the airport a glider flew over my aircraft from my 4 o'clock position to my 10 o'clock at about 10 ft. Directly above me. The glider yelled out over CTAF seconds later 'helicopter that was a near miss'.I responded 'why aren't you making radio calls? You came from my blind side'the glider did not respond.I asked again 'why no radio calls glider?'again no response.I left a message with their company and was never able to talk with anyone. I did talk to the airport manager and let him know of the issue.today on my way into the airport the gliders were again flying in front of other aircraft; including myself. These two instances are the only times I have flown around this airport during midday. And both times the gliders were a big hazard. I understand that they have right of way over powered aircraft but it is very hard to avoid something that you don't know is there. A simple radio call could fix the issue.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Helicopter pilot reported that a glider pilot failed to make radio calls and caused an NMAC.
Narrative: Departed Boulder Airport around XA:45 on [date] heading to a job 4.5 nm wouthwest of the field. Made my radio calls on departure that I was departing direct to the southwest. Two other aircraft responded their positions.2 nm out of the airport a glider flew over my aircraft from my 4 o'clock position to my 10 o'clock at about 10 ft. directly above me. The glider yelled out over CTAF seconds later 'helicopter that was a near miss'.I responded 'why aren't you making radio calls? You came from my blind side'The glider did not respond.I asked again 'Why no radio calls glider?'Again no response.I left a message with their company and was never able to talk with anyone. I did talk to the airport manager and let him know of the issue.Today on my way into the airport the gliders were again flying in front of other aircraft; including myself. These two instances are the only times I have flown around this airport during midday. And both times the gliders were a big hazard. I understand that they have right of way over powered aircraft but it is very hard to avoid something that you don't know is there. A simple radio call could fix the issue.
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.