Helicopter takes evasive action when sights a P3 orion.

Attributes
ACN	316178
Time
Date	199509
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : nuq
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : nuq
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Jet/Long Ranger
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Orion (P3)
Operating Under FAR Part	other : other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 510 flight time type : 5
ASRS Report	316178
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 3000 vertical : 1500
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We were cleared at 1000 ft MSL for transition along freeway. Tower was asking us to identify our position when we took evasive action (climbing right turn) to miss the P3. Tower seemed to be unaware of our location although he cleared us on a very specific route, highway 101 at 1000 ft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HELI TAKES EVASIVE ACTION WHEN SIGHTS A P3 ORION.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED AT 1000 FT MSL FOR TRANSITION ALONG FREEWAY. TWR WAS ASKING US TO IDENT OUR POS WHEN WE TOOK EVASIVE ACTION (CLBING R TURN) TO MISS THE P3. TWR SEEMED TO BE UNAWARE OF OUR LOCATION ALTHOUGH HE CLRED US ON A VERY SPECIFIC RTE, HWY 101 AT 1000 FT.

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.