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Air taxi pilot on takeoff and icb has near midair collision with helijet descending who canceled IFR during descent.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 362352 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199702 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : yyj |
| State Reference | BC |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : unknown |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 1550 |
| ASRS Report | 362352 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac inflight encounter : vfr in imc |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 300 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
As I was taxiing out from victoria harbor, a helijet was cleared inbound on an IFR approach. After a few mins, the helijet canceled IFR. After he canceled IFR, I took off. The FSS advised me of his position (inbound via beacon hill) and also advised the helijet of my position (taking off sebound for seattle). During climb out, I heard the helijet report beacon hill. I altered my flight path to avoid that area because I did not have him in sight. The near miss occurred nowhere near his last reported position and he was not where I expected to see him. I think what really happened was that he canceled IFR prematurely. As he descended through the clouds he saw me (in VFR conditions), and had to take evasive action. I could not see him or take actions to avoid him because he was flying into and out of clouds on an approach.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AIR TAXI PLT ON TKOF AND ICB HAS NMAC WITH HELIJET DSNDING WHO CANCELED IFR DURING DSCNT.
Narrative: AS I WAS TAXIING OUT FROM VICTORIA HARBOR, A HELIJET WAS CLRED INBOUND ON AN IFR APCH. AFTER A FEW MINS, THE HELIJET CANCELED IFR. AFTER HE CANCELED IFR, I TOOK OFF. THE FSS ADVISED ME OF HIS POS (INBOUND VIA BEACON HILL) AND ALSO ADVISED THE HELIJET OF MY POS (TAKING OFF SEBOUND FOR SEATTLE). DURING CLBOUT, I HEARD THE HELIJET RPT BEACON HILL. I ALTERED MY FLT PATH TO AVOID THAT AREA BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE HIM IN SIGHT. THE NEAR MISS OCCURRED NOWHERE NEAR HIS LAST RPTED POS AND HE WAS NOT WHERE I EXPECTED TO SEE HIM. I THINK WHAT REALLY HAPPENED WAS THAT HE CANCELED IFR PREMATURELY. AS HE DSNDED THROUGH THE CLOUDS HE SAW ME (IN VFR CONDITIONS), AND HAD TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION. I COULD NOT SEE HIM OR TAKE ACTIONS TO AVOID HIM BECAUSE HE WAS FLYING INTO AND OUT OF CLOUDS ON AN APCH.
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.