Near midair collision. See and avoid.

Attributes
ACN	305187
Time
Date	199505
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 3r8
State Reference	LA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 300 msl bound upper : 300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : btr
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Cessna 152
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Jet Ranger III
Operating Under FAR Part	other : other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 900 flight time type : 450
ASRS Report	305187
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : military
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 400 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

While on final in C152 a go around was initiated and announced on CTAF. A national guard jet ranger then took off and paralleled our flight path climbing through our altitude parallel to the runway (100 ft left) and approximately 400 ft ahead of us. We'd been using CTAF. The helicopter announced he'd be taking off while we were on base. His radio was scratchy and another pilot later said that the helicopter had reported radio difficulty. When I saw he was on a collision course, I immediately pitched for vx at maximum climb confign and started a climbing turn to right and entered right traffic for runway 34 and landed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC. SEE AND AVOID.

Narrative: WHILE ON FINAL IN C152 A GAR WAS INITIATED AND ANNOUNCED ON CTAF. A NATIONAL GUARD JET RANGER THEN TOOK OFF AND PARALLELED OUR FLT PATH CLBING THROUGH OUR ALT PARALLEL TO THE RWY (100 FT L) AND APPROX 400 FT AHEAD OF US. WE'D BEEN USING CTAF. THE HELI ANNOUNCED HE'D BE TAKING OFF WHILE WE WERE ON BASE. HIS RADIO WAS SCRATCHY AND ANOTHER PLT LATER SAID THAT THE HELI HAD RPTED RADIO DIFFICULTY. WHEN I SAW HE WAS ON A COLLISION COURSE, I IMMEDIATELY PITCHED FOR VX AT MAX CLB CONFIGN AND STARTED A CLBING TURN TO R AND ENTERED R TFC FOR RWY 34 AND LANDED.

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.