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Pilot of an small aircraft sel landed under a robinson helicopter hovering over the approach end of the active runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 486639 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200009 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 39n.airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | other |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Robinson Helicopter, Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : holding |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 758 |
| ASRS Report | 486639 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : far other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 150 vertical : 300 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
During a regular pleasure flight, I landed at 39N. I approached from the north and announced my position, crosswind, downwind, base and final. An aircraft behind me also announced position and we had visual contact with each other. On very short final (over the numbers) I saw for the first time a rotary wing (robinson?) hovering above the runway at my altitude directly in front of me. Another fixed wing aircraft was holding on the taxiway, I thought awaiting my landing. I continued my landing south I felt I would not be able to avoid the rotary wing craft if I attempted a go around. I safely landed my airplane under the rotary wing with a clearance, I would guess, of less than 150 ft. The rotary wing pilot asked if I knew that I landed under him. I acknowledged that I did, as I did not see him until I had no choice. Once I returned home, I called and advised the owner of the airport what happened. He said he would advise the rotary wing flight school to practice hovering parallel to (not above) the runway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SMA SEL LANDED UNDER A ROBINSON HELI HOVERING OVER THE APCH END OF THE ACTIVE RWY.
Narrative: DURING A REGULAR PLEASURE FLT, I LANDED AT 39N. I APCHED FROM THE N AND ANNOUNCED MY POS, XWIND, DOWNWIND, BASE AND FINAL. AN ACFT BEHIND ME ALSO ANNOUNCED POS AND WE HAD VISUAL CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER. ON VERY SHORT FINAL (OVER THE NUMBERS) I SAW FOR THE FIRST TIME A ROTARY WING (ROBINSON?) HOVERING ABOVE THE RWY AT MY ALT DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME. ANOTHER FIXED WING ACFT WAS HOLDING ON THE TXWY, I THOUGHT AWAITING MY LNDG. I CONTINUED MY LNDG S I FELT I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO AVOID THE ROTARY WING CRAFT IF I ATTEMPTED A GAR. I SAFELY LANDED MY AIRPLANE UNDER THE ROTARY WING WITH A CLRNC, I WOULD GUESS, OF LESS THAN 150 FT. THE ROTARY WING PLT ASKED IF I KNEW THAT I LANDED UNDER HIM. I ACKNOWLEDGED THAT I DID, AS I DID NOT SEE HIM UNTIL I HAD NO CHOICE. ONCE I RETURNED HOME, I CALLED AND ADVISED THE OWNER OF THE ARPT WHAT HAPPENED. HE SAID HE WOULD ADVISE THE ROTARY WING FLT SCHOOL TO PRACTICE HOVERING PARALLEL TO (NOT ABOVE) THE RWY.
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.