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An observer noticed a small helicopter air taxi over an small aircraft. The small aircraft was taxiing in tight quarters between buildings.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 220892 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199209 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lgb |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 8 agl bound upper : 8 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lgb tower : vgt |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | vertical : 8 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
| Situations | |
| Airport | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
I was standing in front of my hangar at lgb when an small aircraft left his hangar and started taxiing northbound to runway 25R. As he was taxiing, an small aircraft helicopter took off and moved out on to the taxiway behind the small aircraft at about 7 ft above the taxiway. As the helicopter moved northbound, he passed over the small aircraft at about 8 ft, a very dangerous operation. The helicopters at school should takeoff and fly eastbound over the golf course before heading on a course. We have had many close calls with fixed wing and helicopters meeting at the blind northeast corner of the hangars.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN OBSERVER NOTICED A SMALL HELI AIR TAXI OVER AN SMA. THE SMA WAS TAXIING IN TIGHT QUARTERS BTWN BUILDINGS.
Narrative: I WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF MY HANGAR AT LGB WHEN AN SMA LEFT HIS HANGAR AND STARTED TAXIING NBOUND TO RWY 25R. AS HE WAS TAXIING, AN SMA HELI TOOK OFF AND MOVED OUT ON TO THE TAXIWAY BEHIND THE SMA AT ABOUT 7 FT ABOVE THE TAXIWAY. AS THE HELI MOVED NBOUND, HE PASSED OVER THE SMA AT ABOUT 8 FT, A VERY DANGEROUS OP. THE HELIS AT SCHOOL SHOULD TKOF AND FLY EBOUND OVER THE GOLF COURSE BEFORE HDG ON A COURSE. WE HAVE HAD MANY CLOSE CALLS WITH FIXED WING AND HELIS MEETING AT THE BLIND NE CORNER OF THE HANGARS.
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.