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Attributes | |
ACN | 208197 |
Time | |
Date | 199204 |
Day | Thu |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | atc facility : sjc |
State Reference | CA |
Altitude | agl bound lower : 300 agl bound upper : 300 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : sjc |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
Flight Plan | None |
Aircraft 2 | |
Make Model Name | Helicopter |
Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
Flight Plan | None |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | government : faa |
Function | controller : ground |
Qualification | controller : developmental |
ASRS Report | 208197 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | Other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : private |
Events | |
Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure |
Independent Detector | other other : unspecified atc |
Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
Consequence | faa : investigated |
Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 300 |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | Intra Facility Coordination Failure Operational Error |
Narrative:
Gave away taxiway to local controller -- taxied fixed wing small aircraft X to runway, helicopter Y departed helicopter pad and flew over taxiing small aircraft X. Helicopter Y was approximately 300-500 ft when this happened. Classified as an operational error.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: HEI Y HAD LTSS FROM SMA X. SYS ERROR.
Narrative: GAVE AWAY TAXIWAY TO LCL CTLR -- TAXIED FIXED WING SMA X TO RWY, HELI Y DEPARTED HELI PAD AND FLEW OVER TAXIING SMA X. HELI Y WAS APPROX 300-500 FT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. CLASSIFIED AS AN OPERROR.
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.