Potential conflict between a circling C182 and a military rotary at low altitude in an approach to same runway. Both aircraft self announced on unicom CTAF. The UH1 pilot failed to fly a defined pattern and crossed the landing runway in front of the C182.

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Attributes
ACN	380276
Time
Date	199709
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : psf
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach other
Route In Use	approach : visual approach : circling arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Iroquois 204 (Huey)
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Route In Use	approach : visual enroute : direct
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2700
ASRS Report	380276
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : military
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Military UH1 departure psf. C182 reported runway 26 localizer approach (aircraft was IFR) and distance approximately 5 mi out. Announced that he would report starting the circle to land runway 32. As C182 was reporting turning base for runway 32, the military UH1 reported 'on approach for runway 32, landing on the west parking ramp.' C182 reported turning a 2 mi final for runway 32, helicopter not in sight. With C182 on short final, the helicopter (which was approaching runway 26) crossed the intersection in front of the landing traffic. The unicom pointed the helicopter out to the landing traffic. The military helicopter then reported an emergency in progress, a chip light, and he was too busy to call an emergency. 1) the military pilot used non standard position reporting. 2) the military pilot reported using the wrong runway. 3) the military pilot did not give distances. 4) the military pilot did not indicate any trouble -- cause for other aircraft to give way.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: POTENTIAL CONFLICT BTWN A CIRCLING C182 AND A MIL ROTARY AT LOW ALT IN AN APCH TO SAME RWY. BOTH ACFT SELF ANNOUNCED ON UNICOM CTAF. THE UH1 PLT FAILED TO FLY A DEFINED PATTERN AND CROSSED THE LNDG RWY IN FRONT OF THE C182.

Narrative: MIL UH1 DEP PSF. C182 RPTED RWY 26 LOC APCH (ACFT WAS IFR) AND DISTANCE APPROX 5 MI OUT. ANNOUNCED THAT HE WOULD RPT STARTING THE CIRCLE TO LAND RWY 32. AS C182 WAS RPTING TURNING BASE FOR RWY 32, THE MIL UH1 RPTED 'ON APCH FOR RWY 32, LNDG ON THE W PARKING RAMP.' C182 RPTED TURNING A 2 MI FINAL FOR RWY 32, HELI NOT IN SIGHT. WITH C182 ON SHORT FINAL, THE HELI (WHICH WAS APCHING RWY 26) CROSSED THE INTXN IN FRONT OF THE LNDG TFC. THE UNICOM POINTED THE HELI OUT TO THE LNDG TFC. THE MIL HELI THEN RPTED AN EMER IN PROGRESS, A CHIP LIGHT, AND HE WAS TOO BUSY TO CALL AN EMER. 1) THE MIL PLT USED NON STANDARD POS RPTING. 2) THE MIL PLT RPTED USING THE WRONG RWY. 3) THE MIL PLT DID NOT GIVE DISTANCES. 4) THE MIL PLT DID NOT INDICATE ANY TROUBLE -- CAUSE FOR OTHER ACFT TO GIVE WAY.

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.