Narrative:

I was working on IFR currency wearing foggles with an equally rated commercial instrument pilot as safety pilot. My third approach was ILS runway 26L and upon missed approach was cleared to 350 degrees and 2000 ft. I flew the approach well, lifted my foggles before decision ht, declared missed approach and within seconds, began a climbing right turn. As I began my turn, I looked to my 3 O'clock and noticed a corporate helicopter hovering about 2 mi away above the landing pad. He was cleared for takeoff from the corporate pad and within 3-5 seconds was coming directly at us. I turned left out of his path and my safety pilot yelled, 'he's coming at us!' if I had not been watching and had not taken evasive action early, I have no doubt we would have collided. Looking back I think the helicopter pilot must have been blinded by the sun on takeoff and did not see us until 200-300 ft away, then he turned a sharp left to avoid us. The controllers were busier than normal that morning and apparently were unaware of what almost happened. Lesson to be learned is depend on no one. Know that where you're going is safe. Don't trust and assume. I know I did the right thing, but it scared me, and I will always be more diligent at airports from now on.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BTWN AN SMA SEL TRAINING ACFT ON A MISSED APCH AND A HELI CLBING OUT AFTER TKOF.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING ON IFR CURRENCY WEARING FOGGLES WITH AN EQUALLY RATED COMMERCIAL INST PLT AS SAFETY PLT. MY THIRD APCH WAS ILS RWY 26L AND UPON MISSED APCH WAS CLRED TO 350 DEGS AND 2000 FT. I FLEW THE APCH WELL, LIFTED MY FOGGLES BEFORE DECISION HT, DECLARED MISSED APCH AND WITHIN SECONDS, BEGAN A CLBING R TURN. AS I BEGAN MY TURN, I LOOKED TO MY 3 O'CLOCK AND NOTICED A CORPORATE HELI HOVERING ABOUT 2 MI AWAY ABOVE THE LNDG PAD. HE WAS CLRED FOR TKOF FROM THE CORPORATE PAD AND WITHIN 3-5 SECONDS WAS COMING DIRECTLY AT US. I TURNED L OUT OF HIS PATH AND MY SAFETY PLT YELLED, 'HE'S COMING AT US!' IF I HAD NOT BEEN WATCHING AND HAD NOT TAKEN EVASIVE ACTION EARLY, I HAVE NO DOUBT WE WOULD HAVE COLLIDED. LOOKING BACK I THINK THE HELI PLT MUST HAVE BEEN BLINDED BY THE SUN ON TKOF AND DID NOT SEE US UNTIL 200-300 FT AWAY, THEN HE TURNED A SHARP L TO AVOID US. THE CTLRS WERE BUSIER THAN NORMAL THAT MORNING AND APPARENTLY WERE UNAWARE OF WHAT ALMOST HAPPENED. LESSON TO BE LEARNED IS DEPEND ON NO ONE. KNOW THAT WHERE YOU'RE GOING IS SAFE. DON'T TRUST AND ASSUME. I KNOW I DID THE RIGHT THING, BUT IT SCARED ME, AND I WILL ALWAYS BE MORE DILIGENT AT ARPTS FROM NOW ON.

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.