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Attributes | |
ACN | 383240 |
Time | |
Date | 199710 |
Day | Thu |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : coe |
State Reference | ID |
Altitude | agl bound lower : 2 agl bound upper : 2 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
Make Model Name | Helicopter |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
Flight Phase | descent : holding ground : holding other |
Flight Plan | VFR |
Aircraft 2 | |
Operator | general aviation : instructional |
Make Model Name | Cessna 150 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | descent : approach |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | Other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : commercial |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 1079 flight time type : 800 |
ASRS Report | 383240 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | Other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : student |
Events | |
Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : far other spatial deviation |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
Consequence | other |
Miss Distance | horizontal : 50 vertical : 50 |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
On oct/thu/97, at approximately XA50 pm I was returning from a photo project. Radio called position on CTAF at 13 NM north, 10 NM north, 3 NM north, and entering final approach. (Everything normal except in retrospect I recall hearing a carrier radio transmission without voice several times as I was inbound for landing.) after making a normal approach to the numbers at runway 19 to a hover, a C150 with a student pilot flashed by the right side of the front of my ship at an approximately 60 degree bank angle and landed in front of me on the runway. Later discovered student pilot had not plugged microphone side of headset in completely before takeoff. She saw me, I did not see her, she turned final from base (left) behind me and followed me in. She apparently was unaware of helicopters stopping when they land before hover taxiing to the hangars. (I had my anti-collision strobes and landing lights on.) she did a great job flying her airplane around me and landing it with only scraping her left wing on the runway. I should have been suspicious of the radio xmissions. I should have avoided the airplane traffic pattern even though I did not see or hear other aircraft. I should have also landed off the runway away from airplane traffic. The student pilot should have plugged in her microphone. She should have gone around when she began to gain on the helicopter. Her CFI should have instructed her further on helicopter operations and traffic avoidance. I am thankful to have been given another chance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NMAC BTWN AN SMA HELI HOVERING AT THE APCH END OF THE RWY AND A STUDENT PLT IN A C150 APCHING TO LAND. THE CESSNA WAS FOLLOWING THE HELI ON FINAL AND SUDDENLY TURNED AND TOOK EVASIVE ACTION WHEN THE HELI STOPPED RIGHT IN FRONT OF HER BEFORE HOVER TAXIING TO PARKING. THE STUDENT PLT SCRAPED THE L WINGTIP DURING HER EVASIVE MANEUVER.
Narrative: ON OCT/THU/97, AT APPROX XA50 PM I WAS RETURNING FROM A PHOTO PROJECT. RADIO CALLED POS ON CTAF AT 13 NM N, 10 NM N, 3 NM N, AND ENTERING FINAL APCH. (EVERYTHING NORMAL EXCEPT IN RETROSPECT I RECALL HEARING A CARRIER RADIO XMISSION WITHOUT VOICE SEVERAL TIMES AS I WAS INBOUND FOR LNDG.) AFTER MAKING A NORMAL APCH TO THE NUMBERS AT RWY 19 TO A HOVER, A C150 WITH A STUDENT PLT FLASHED BY THE R SIDE OF THE FRONT OF MY SHIP AT AN APPROX 60 DEG BANK ANGLE AND LANDED IN FRONT OF ME ON THE RWY. LATER DISCOVERED STUDENT PLT HAD NOT PLUGGED MIKE SIDE OF HEADSET IN COMPLETELY BEFORE TKOF. SHE SAW ME, I DID NOT SEE HER, SHE TURNED FINAL FROM BASE (L) BEHIND ME AND FOLLOWED ME IN. SHE APPARENTLY WAS UNAWARE OF HELIS STOPPING WHEN THEY LAND BEFORE HOVER TAXIING TO THE HANGARS. (I HAD MY ANTI-COLLISION STROBES AND LNDG LIGHTS ON.) SHE DID A GREAT JOB FLYING HER AIRPLANE AROUND ME AND LNDG IT WITH ONLY SCRAPING HER L WING ON THE RWY. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN SUSPICIOUS OF THE RADIO XMISSIONS. I SHOULD HAVE AVOIDED THE AIRPLANE TFC PATTERN EVEN THOUGH I DID NOT SEE OR HEAR OTHER ACFT. I SHOULD HAVE ALSO LANDED OFF THE RWY AWAY FROM AIRPLANE TFC. THE STUDENT PLT SHOULD HAVE PLUGGED IN HER MIKE. SHE SHOULD HAVE GONE AROUND WHEN SHE BEGAN TO GAIN ON THE HELI. HER CFI SHOULD HAVE INSTRUCTED HER FURTHER ON HELI OPS AND TFC AVOIDANCE. I AM THANKFUL TO HAVE BEEN GIVEN ANOTHER CHANCE.
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.