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EMS helicopter and light transport have near midair collision near non tower airport and hospital destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 263882 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199402 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6200 msl bound upper : 6200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Gulfstream II |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 37 flight time total : 8100 flight time type : 37 |
| ASRS Report | 263882 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : far other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 150 vertical : 50 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
G-2 turned left downwind to left base right in front of me as I was on approach to hospital. I should have told the G-2's pilot that I thought we may have a conflict. I assumed he would see me or ask. He called left downwind and left base but did not ask where I was. The G-2's pilot may have been in a hurry, as he asked for rapid turnaround on his fuel. G-2 did not have his landing light on. I did, however, I don't think he ever saw me. I saw no evasive maneuver. On my descent, the G-2's downwind leg would have been at my 10 O'clock position. The sun and landing site (hospital) were at my 2 O'clock position. The sun may have contributed to me not seeing him until late.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EMS HELI AND LTT HAVE NMAC NEAR NON TWR ARPT AND HOSPITAL DEST.
Narrative: G-2 TURNED L DOWNWIND TO L BASE RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME AS I WAS ON APCH TO HOSPITAL. I SHOULD HAVE TOLD THE G-2'S PLT THAT I THOUGHT WE MAY HAVE A CONFLICT. I ASSUMED HE WOULD SEE ME OR ASK. HE CALLED L DOWNWIND AND L BASE BUT DID NOT ASK WHERE I WAS. THE G-2'S PLT MAY HAVE BEEN IN A HURRY, AS HE ASKED FOR RAPID TURNAROUND ON HIS FUEL. G-2 DID NOT HAVE HIS LNDG LIGHT ON. I DID, HOWEVER, I DON'T THINK HE EVER SAW ME. I SAW NO EVASIVE MANEUVER. ON MY DSCNT, THE G-2'S DOWNWIND LEG WOULD HAVE BEEN AT MY 10 O'CLOCK POS. THE SUN AND LNDG SITE (HOSPITAL) WERE AT MY 2 O'CLOCK POS. THE SUN MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO ME NOT SEEING HIM UNTIL LATE.
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.