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Flight crew of an medium large transport air carrier aircraft took evasive action on a final visual approach and climbed momentarily to avoid a tower reported helicopter crossing underneath their flight path. Near midair collision.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 252733 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199309 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewr |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 500 msl bound upper : 800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ewr |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 12500 flight time type : 60 |
| ASRS Report | 252733 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 252748 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 300 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On final approach to runway 22L ewr, tower called helicopter traffic that had us in sight. This helicopter was to cross the localizer, but would remain clear of our flight path. As traffic came closer. We received a TCASII RA. Traffic passed within 300 ft below. We had to initiate a climb to 1 DOT above GS to avoid a collision. This incident was reported to tower supervisor.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN MLG ACR ACFT TOOK EVASIVE ACTION ON A FINAL VISUAL APCH AND CLBED MOMENTARILY TO AVOID A TWR RPTED HELI XING UNDERNEATH THEIR FLT PATH. NMAC.
Narrative: ON FINAL APCH TO RWY 22L EWR, TWR CALLED HELI TFC THAT HAD US IN SIGHT. THIS HELI WAS TO CROSS THE LOC, BUT WOULD REMAIN CLR OF OUR FLT PATH. AS TFC CAME CLOSER. WE RECEIVED A TCASII RA. TFC PASSED WITHIN 300 FT BELOW. WE HAD TO INITIATE A CLB TO 1 DOT ABOVE GS TO AVOID A COLLISION. THIS INCIDENT WAS RPTED TO TWR SUPVR.
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.