Near midair collision between an small aircraft and rotary winged traffic at a non tower airport.

Attributes
ACN	298515
Time
Date	199503
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : e60
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 65 flight time total : 65 flight time type : 65
ASRS Report	298515
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Helicopter was departing the ramp area directly to the north. Airplane was departing 'runway 5.' there was a radio call made by the helicopter of his intention to depart the ramp at eloy to the north. No call was heard from the airplane and his intentions. The visibility was slightly obstructed by a 'parachute jumping activity' bus that had driven out on to the taxiway. This did indeed hide the departing airplane, from the helicopter pilot's view. The helicopter pilot departed the ramp northbound and missed the airplane by approximately 100 ft. I (the helicopter pilot) understand that it is my duty to avoid the flow of fixed wing traffic in this situation and I take 75 percent of the responsibility. However I believe 25 percent of the fault should be blamed on the fixed wing pilot for not making a radio call or listening to the helicopter pilot's radio call. (The fixed wing did have a radio, because after the incident occurred the fixed wing pilot got on the radio, asking for the helicopter's tail #). The other 25 percent of the blame should go to the parachuting school FBO, for allowing 1 of their buses to be operated on a runway access taxiway (parallel taxiway) just to save a few bucks, so the jump aircraft don't have to taxi back to the FBO to pick up and drop off passenger.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BTWN AN SMA AND ROTARY WINGED TFC AT A NON TWR ARPT.

Narrative: HELI WAS DEPARTING THE RAMP AREA DIRECTLY TO THE N. AIRPLANE WAS DEPARTING 'RWY 5.' THERE WAS A RADIO CALL MADE BY THE HELI OF HIS INTENTION TO DEPART THE RAMP AT ELOY TO THE N. NO CALL WAS HEARD FROM THE AIRPLANE AND HIS INTENTIONS. THE VISIBILITY WAS SLIGHTLY OBSTRUCTED BY A 'PARACHUTE JUMPING ACTIVITY' BUS THAT HAD DRIVEN OUT ON TO THE TXWY. THIS DID INDEED HIDE THE DEPARTING AIRPLANE, FROM THE HELI PLT'S VIEW. THE HELI PLT DEPARTED THE RAMP NBOUND AND MISSED THE AIRPLANE BY APPROX 100 FT. I (THE HELI PLT) UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS MY DUTY TO AVOID THE FLOW OF FIXED WING TFC IN THIS SIT AND I TAKE 75 PERCENT OF THE RESPONSIBILITY. HOWEVER I BELIEVE 25 PERCENT OF THE FAULT SHOULD BE BLAMED ON THE FIXED WING PLT FOR NOT MAKING A RADIO CALL OR LISTENING TO THE HELI PLT'S RADIO CALL. (THE FIXED WING DID HAVE A RADIO, BECAUSE AFTER THE INCIDENT OCCURRED THE FIXED WING PLT GOT ON THE RADIO, ASKING FOR THE HELI'S TAIL #). THE OTHER 25 PERCENT OF THE BLAME SHOULD GO TO THE PARACHUTING SCHOOL FBO, FOR ALLOWING 1 OF THEIR BUSES TO BE OPERATED ON A RWY ACCESS TXWY (PARALLEL TXWY) JUST TO SAVE A FEW BUCKS, SO THE JUMP ACFT DON'T HAVE TO TAXI BACK TO THE FBO TO PICK UP AND DROP OFF PAX.

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.