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Attributes | |
ACN | 444238 |
Time | |
Date | 199907 |
Day | Tue |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | navaid : lla.vor |
State Reference | LA |
Altitude | msl single value : 3400 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : sat.tower |
Operator | general aviation : corporate |
Make Model Name | Bell Helicopter Textron Undifferentiated or Other Model |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Navigation In Use | other vortac |
Flight Plan | None |
Aircraft 2 | |
Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
Make Model Name | S-76/S-76 Mark II |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
Flight Phase | cruise : level |
Flight Plan | VFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : corporate |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 125 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 300 |
ASRS Report | 444238 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air taxi |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : commercial |
Events | |
Anomaly | conflict : airborne critical conflict : nmac |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 75 |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Aircraft |
Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
I was making a VFR climb after departing an oil platform. I was using the autoplt and had altitude select set on 3400 ft. As the aircraft leveled at 3400 ft, an S76 flew over me at I guess 3500 ft. I only saw him because I was scanning for traffic and happened to be looking out my right window. Our courses were a little less than 90 degrees diverging. My guess is that I was in his front door post blind spot and he was in my overhead panel blind spot. I scan and clear for traffic. In the future, I will s-turn slightly as I climb to make sure I have no blind spots.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BELL 430 NMAC WITH S76 SHORTLY AFTER LEVELOFF FROM OIL RIG NEAR LLA.
Narrative: I WAS MAKING A VFR CLB AFTER DEPARTING AN OIL PLATFORM. I WAS USING THE AUTOPLT AND HAD ALT SELECT SET ON 3400 FT. AS THE ACFT LEVELED AT 3400 FT, AN S76 FLEW OVER ME AT I GUESS 3500 FT. I ONLY SAW HIM BECAUSE I WAS SCANNING FOR TFC AND HAPPENED TO BE LOOKING OUT MY R WINDOW. OUR COURSES WERE A LITTLE LESS THAN 90 DEGS DIVERGING. MY GUESS IS THAT I WAS IN HIS FRONT DOOR POST BLIND SPOT AND HE WAS IN MY OVERHEAD PANEL BLIND SPOT. I SCAN AND CLR FOR TFC. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL S-TURN SLIGHTLY AS I CLB TO MAKE SURE I HAVE NO BLIND SPOTS.
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.