Narrative:

5 mi from sav airport, approach control instructed me to fly directly over runway intersection and contact tower. I contacted tower. He gave me no TA's. Directly over the runway, I saw 2 C130's at my 12 O'clock position and a little lower (later found out they were at 1000 ft). The C130's had been cleared for a midfield break to land on runway 9. I found this out after seeing the first C130 start his break right underneath me. After seeing the second C130 at my 12 O'clock position, I initiated an immediate climb for separation. I strongly feel that the tower should not have cleared the C130's for this maneuver right underneath me. At no time did the tower advise me of the conflicting traffic. Approximately 30 seconds later, the tower asked if I had traffic at 12 O'clock. I said I had traffic at 2 O'clock, at which time I noticed the king air turning directly into me. The traffic was less than 500 ft away. I initiated an immediate climb with at least 45 degrees nose up to avoid the king air. During the climb, tower advised me to start an immediate climb to avoid the king air. Within 1 mi I had 3 near misses. Tower at no time tried to alert me of any conflicting traffic, except for the king air which came too late. The C130's must have been on a UHF frequency because I never heard any conversations with the tower. When I heard the tower clear the king air to land on runway 9, I knew that he may conflict with my course so I began looking for him. I spotted him a little too late for my comfort level. I feel the tower did a terribly inadequate job this night which could have ended in tragedy.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMS HELI PLT AVOIDED TFC CONFLICT AT SAV.

Narrative: 5 MI FROM SAV ARPT, APCH CTL INSTRUCTED ME TO FLY DIRECTLY OVER RWY INTXN AND CONTACT TWR. I CONTACTED TWR. HE GAVE ME NO TA'S. DIRECTLY OVER THE RWY, I SAW 2 C130'S AT MY 12 O'CLOCK POS AND A LITTLE LOWER (LATER FOUND OUT THEY WERE AT 1000 FT). THE C130'S HAD BEEN CLRED FOR A MIDFIELD BREAK TO LAND ON RWY 9. I FOUND THIS OUT AFTER SEEING THE FIRST C130 START HIS BREAK RIGHT UNDERNEATH ME. AFTER SEEING THE SECOND C130 AT MY 12 O'CLOCK POS, I INITIATED AN IMMEDIATE CLB FOR SEPARATION. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THE TWR SHOULD NOT HAVE CLRED THE C130'S FOR THIS MANEUVER RIGHT UNDERNEATH ME. AT NO TIME DID THE TWR ADVISE ME OF THE CONFLICTING TFC. APPROX 30 SECONDS LATER, THE TWR ASKED IF I HAD TFC AT 12 O'CLOCK. I SAID I HAD TFC AT 2 O'CLOCK, AT WHICH TIME I NOTICED THE KING AIR TURNING DIRECTLY INTO ME. THE TFC WAS LESS THAN 500 FT AWAY. I INITIATED AN IMMEDIATE CLB WITH AT LEAST 45 DEGS NOSE UP TO AVOID THE KING AIR. DURING THE CLB, TWR ADVISED ME TO START AN IMMEDIATE CLB TO AVOID THE KING AIR. WITHIN 1 MI I HAD 3 NEAR MISSES. TWR AT NO TIME TRIED TO ALERT ME OF ANY CONFLICTING TFC, EXCEPT FOR THE KING AIR WHICH CAME TOO LATE. THE C130'S MUST HAVE BEEN ON A UHF FREQ BECAUSE I NEVER HEARD ANY CONVERSATIONS WITH THE TWR. WHEN I HEARD THE TWR CLR THE KING AIR TO LAND ON RWY 9, I KNEW THAT HE MAY CONFLICT WITH MY COURSE SO I BEGAN LOOKING FOR HIM. I SPOTTED HIM A LITTLE TOO LATE FOR MY COMFORT LEVEL. I FEEL THE TWR DID A TERRIBLY INADEQUATE JOB THIS NIGHT WHICH COULD HAVE ENDED IN TRAGEDY.

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.