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Helicopter tour flight encountered another helicopter tour flight resulting in near midair collision. Evasive action taken. Controller had given TA. Bell 206B.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 343015 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199607 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hnl |
| State Reference | HI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : hnl |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Bell Helicopter Textron Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | departure sid : sid |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Bell Helicopter Textron Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 2769 flight time type : 951 |
| ASRS Report | 343015 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 300 vertical : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I depart from hnl at XA00 am, on the freeway 3 departure to punchbowl. Over punchbowl, the controller advised of another helicopter (the xyz) on the shoreline 3 departure. I scan to look for the xyz and requested and received approval to proceed from punchbowl southward to the ala moana beach shoreline and then eastbound along waikiki beach. I maintained approximately 1000 ft MSL and kept scanning. I cleared left and made a 180 degree turn to the left to parallel waikiki beach wbound. (This is the usual tour route). I put on my landing light so that I would be more visible to the other aircraft. The pilot of the xyz says he has my aircraft in sight. We are still in controled airspace with honolulu departure control (124.8). I am now facing west and slowing airspeed to prepare for a 180 degree turn to the right eastbound towards diamond head. While still scanning, I see the xyz at 1 O'clock position, approximately 100 ft lower in altitude, and he passes off my right side within 200-300 ft between my aircraft and the waikiki shoreline. I can see the passenger and pilot clearly. I'm pulling my aircraft to the left to increase distance between me and the other helicopter. The controller had given an advisory on the other helicopter once, it would have helped if he could have given another while the 2 helicopters were converging on the shoreline. Also, if the other pilot had me in sight (and I was still looking for him), why didn't he also try to keep visual separation instead of deciding to pass so close? The helicopter is all white, and it is difficult to pick out the helicopter from the honolulu city buildings and skyline.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: HELI TOUR FLT ENCOUNTERED ANOTHER HELI TOUR FLT RESULTING IN NMAC. EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. CTLR HAD GIVEN TA. BELL 206B.
Narrative: I DEPART FROM HNL AT XA00 AM, ON THE FREEWAY 3 DEP TO PUNCHBOWL. OVER PUNCHBOWL, THE CTLR ADVISED OF ANOTHER HELI (THE XYZ) ON THE SHORELINE 3 DEP. I SCAN TO LOOK FOR THE XYZ AND REQUESTED AND RECEIVED APPROVAL TO PROCEED FROM PUNCHBOWL SOUTHWARD TO THE ALA MOANA BEACH SHORELINE AND THEN EBOUND ALONG WAIKIKI BEACH. I MAINTAINED APPROX 1000 FT MSL AND KEPT SCANNING. I CLRED L AND MADE A 180 DEG TURN TO THE L TO PARALLEL WAIKIKI BEACH WBOUND. (THIS IS THE USUAL TOUR RTE). I PUT ON MY LNDG LIGHT SO THAT I WOULD BE MORE VISIBLE TO THE OTHER ACFT. THE PLT OF THE XYZ SAYS HE HAS MY ACFT IN SIGHT. WE ARE STILL IN CTLED AIRSPACE WITH HONOLULU DEP CTL (124.8). I AM NOW FACING W AND SLOWING AIRSPD TO PREPARE FOR A 180 DEG TURN TO THE R EBOUND TOWARDS DIAMOND HEAD. WHILE STILL SCANNING, I SEE THE XYZ AT 1 O'CLOCK POS, APPROX 100 FT LOWER IN ALT, AND HE PASSES OFF MY R SIDE WITHIN 200-300 FT BTWN MY ACFT AND THE WAIKIKI SHORELINE. I CAN SEE THE PAX AND PLT CLRLY. I'M PULLING MY ACFT TO THE L TO INCREASE DISTANCE BTWN ME AND THE OTHER HELI. THE CTLR HAD GIVEN AN ADVISORY ON THE OTHER HELI ONCE, IT WOULD HAVE HELPED IF HE COULD HAVE GIVEN ANOTHER WHILE THE 2 HELIS WERE CONVERGING ON THE SHORELINE. ALSO, IF THE OTHER PLT HAD ME IN SIGHT (AND I WAS STILL LOOKING FOR HIM), WHY DIDN'T HE ALSO TRY TO KEEP VISUAL SEPARATION INSTEAD OF DECIDING TO PASS SO CLOSE? THE HELI IS ALL WHITE, AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO PICK OUT THE HELI FROM THE HONOLULU CITY BUILDINGS AND SKYLINE.
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.