Near midair collision at a non tower airport.

Attributes
ACN	271928
Time
Date	199405
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : blm
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 200 agl bound upper : 200
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : wri
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 6300 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	271928
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 500 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departing blm airport (uncontrolled) talking to mcguire approach on a remote transmitter. WX was MVFR, as indicated above. Received IFR release went back to unicom and transmitted while in position on runway 'departing runway 14.' just at rotation, a helicopter came over the center of the airport perpendicular to the runway. We altered course to the right to miss that aircraft. We heard no operations reports from the helicopter, though we were off unicom for a time. It seems an unsafe operation for helicopters to cross an active runway at low altitude, and seems wise to fly the recommended pattern at uncontrolled fields.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC AT A NON TWR ARPT.

Narrative: DEPARTING BLM ARPT (UNCTLED) TALKING TO MCGUIRE APCH ON A REMOTE XMITTER. WX WAS MVFR, AS INDICATED ABOVE. RECEIVED IFR RELEASE WENT BACK TO UNICOM AND TRANSMITTED WHILE IN POS ON RWY 'DEPARTING RWY 14.' JUST AT ROTATION, A HELI CAME OVER THE CTR OF THE ARPT PERPENDICULAR TO THE RWY. WE ALTERED COURSE TO THE R TO MISS THAT ACFT. WE HEARD NO OPS RPTS FROM THE HELI, THOUGH WE WERE OFF UNICOM FOR A TIME. IT SEEMS AN UNSAFE OP FOR HELIS TO CROSS AN ACTIVE RWY AT LOW ALT, AND SEEMS WISE TO FLY THE RECOMMENDED PATTERN AT UNCTLED FIELDS.

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.