Narrative:

On the evening of aug/wed/97, at approximately PM05 hours our UH60 blackhawk helicopter was returning from a mission. Approximately 5 mi west of kendall tamiami airport we were cruising at approximately 700 ft MSL when we observed the lights of another aircraft at our 2 O'clock position at a range of approximately 2-3 mi. We turned on our landing light and continued to watch the traffic as it seemed to continue towards us. We initiated a turn more toward the right as that appeared to be the best avoidance after observing the apparent drift of the traffic. However, the traffic continued to close with us at an increasing rate, and appeared to turn into us. We then made a quick right turn at about 1/2 mi and observed the aircraft passing off our left side about 50 ft above and 200 ft from us. We noticed after the aircraft had passed that it was a bell helicopter and was turning around to follow us. We selected 123.025 (helicopter common) on VHF and heard the other helicopter asking who the helicopter was now north of tv antenna. We idented ourselves and remarked how their aircraft appeared to not see us. They said that we did not have any lights on, which was untrue and confirmed same after landing 5 mins later at home base. A hazard incident report was filed with our management. Moral of story: see and avoid.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BTWN 2 HELIS NEAR TMB, FL. ACFT X WAS TRYING TO EVADE ACFT Y WHICH APPEARED TO BE CHASING THEM. ACFT Y IMPLIED THAT ACFT X DID NOT HAVE ANY NAV LIGHTS DISPLAYED, WHICH ACFT X PLT REFUTED.

Narrative: ON THE EVENING OF AUG/WED/97, AT APPROX PM05 HRS OUR UH60 BLACKHAWK HELI WAS RETURNING FROM A MISSION. APPROX 5 MI W OF KENDALL TAMIAMI ARPT WE WERE CRUISING AT APPROX 700 FT MSL WHEN WE OBSERVED THE LIGHTS OF ANOTHER ACFT AT OUR 2 O'CLOCK POS AT A RANGE OF APPROX 2-3 MI. WE TURNED ON OUR LNDG LIGHT AND CONTINUED TO WATCH THE TFC AS IT SEEMED TO CONTINUE TOWARDS US. WE INITIATED A TURN MORE TOWARD THE R AS THAT APPEARED TO BE THE BEST AVOIDANCE AFTER OBSERVING THE APPARENT DRIFT OF THE TFC. HOWEVER, THE TFC CONTINUED TO CLOSE WITH US AT AN INCREASING RATE, AND APPEARED TO TURN INTO US. WE THEN MADE A QUICK R TURN AT ABOUT 1/2 MI AND OBSERVED THE ACFT PASSING OFF OUR L SIDE ABOUT 50 FT ABOVE AND 200 FT FROM US. WE NOTICED AFTER THE ACFT HAD PASSED THAT IT WAS A BELL HELI AND WAS TURNING AROUND TO FOLLOW US. WE SELECTED 123.025 (HELI COMMON) ON VHF AND HEARD THE OTHER HELI ASKING WHO THE HELI WAS NOW N OF TV ANTENNA. WE IDENTED OURSELVES AND REMARKED HOW THEIR ACFT APPEARED TO NOT SEE US. THEY SAID THAT WE DID NOT HAVE ANY LIGHTS ON, WHICH WAS UNTRUE AND CONFIRMED SAME AFTER LNDG 5 MINS LATER AT HOME BASE. A HAZARD INCIDENT RPT WAS FILED WITH OUR MGMNT. MORAL OF STORY: SEE AND AVOID.

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.