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Captain of UH60 blackhawk helicopter took evasive action by lifting up and out of the way while taxiing to avoid an oncoming cessna 210 taxiing at a high rate of speed. Even though the reporter did not get tower clearance for the lift off, he felt that evasive action was necessary in the interest of safety.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 350861 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199610 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : opf |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : bad |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | S-70 Black Hawk/Night Hawk/Sea Hawk |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR Combined VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : military pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 9500 flight time type : 6 |
| ASRS Report | 350861 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : military |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 3 vertical : 30 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
After completing annual check ride, I was taxiing the UH60 blackhawk helicopter into the ramp. I observed a cessna 210 taxiing at 25-30 mph, the pilot's head was down, the C210 pilot finally looked up and kept coming toward the left front portion of our rotor disk. I smoothly but aggressively applied collective pitch and became airborne. I flew the UH60 above etl and landed in a movement area. Clearly I had to use 91.3 emergency authority/authorized to keep from having a serious accident. I recommend that a standard of 3 rotor disks distance be implemented for taxiing wheel type helicopter be maintained. There is only 1 paragraph in the aim that addresses hovering helicopter, whirling rotor blades are dangerous. More emphasis should be placed on this subject.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF UH60 BLACKHAWK HELI TOOK EVASIVE ACTION BY LIFTING UP AND OUT OF THE WAY WHILE TAXIING TO AVOID AN ONCOMING CESSNA 210 TAXIING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPD. EVEN THOUGH THE RPTR DID NOT GET TWR CLRNC FOR THE LIFT OFF, HE FELT THAT EVASIVE ACTION WAS NECESSARY IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY.
Narrative: AFTER COMPLETING ANNUAL CHK RIDE, I WAS TAXIING THE UH60 BLACKHAWK HELI INTO THE RAMP. I OBSERVED A CESSNA 210 TAXIING AT 25-30 MPH, THE PLT'S HEAD WAS DOWN, THE C210 PLT FINALLY LOOKED UP AND KEPT COMING TOWARD THE L FRONT PORTION OF OUR ROTOR DISK. I SMOOTHLY BUT AGGRESSIVELY APPLIED COLLECTIVE PITCH AND BECAME AIRBORNE. I FLEW THE UH60 ABOVE ETL AND LANDED IN A MOVEMENT AREA. CLRLY I HAD TO USE 91.3 EMER AUTH TO KEEP FROM HAVING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I RECOMMEND THAT A STANDARD OF 3 ROTOR DISKS DISTANCE BE IMPLEMENTED FOR TAXIING WHEEL TYPE HELI BE MAINTAINED. THERE IS ONLY 1 PARAGRAPH IN THE AIM THAT ADDRESSES HOVERING HELI, WHIRLING ROTOR BLADES ARE DANGEROUS. MORE EMPHASIS SHOULD BE PLACED ON THIS SUBJECT.
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.