<< >> NASA ASRS Report 181918, June 1991

Air carrier large transport on final approach sights military helicopter on final ahead of him and executes go around.

Attributes
ACN	181918
Time
Date	199106
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bda
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bda
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	181918
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	vertical : 650
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Cleared to land at bermuda NAS. At 800' approximately saw an mlt helicopter ahead and below us at 200-300' MSL on a short final. Queried tower as to why helicopter was there. Tower was not in contact nor could tower make radio contact with military helicopter. Initiated a go around to a close in VFR approach and then landed. Helicopter landed at bermuda. Bermuda tower was never aware of landing helicopter until we pointed him out.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LGT ON FINAL APCH SIGHTS MIL HELICOPTER ON FINAL AHEAD OF HIM AND EXECUTES GO AROUND.

Narrative: CLRED TO LAND AT BERMUDA NAS. AT 800' APPROX SAW AN MLT HELI AHEAD AND BELOW US AT 200-300' MSL ON A SHORT FINAL. QUERIED TWR AS TO WHY HELI WAS THERE. TWR WAS NOT IN CONTACT NOR COULD TWR MAKE RADIO CONTACT WITH MIL HELI. INITIATED A GAR TO A CLOSE IN VFR APCH AND THEN LANDED. HELI LANDED AT BERMUDA. BERMUDA TWR WAS NEVER AWARE OF LNDG HELI UNTIL WE POINTED HIM OUT.

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.