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After departure from abe, R22 helicopter loses communication with tower and incurs a conflict with a PA28.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 511358 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200105 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : abe.airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : abe.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Robinson R22 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : vacating altitude |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : abe.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 400 flight time type : 25 |
| ASRS Report | 511358 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : nmac non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 300 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We departed abe airport to queen city airport in a helicopter. We were cleared by the tower to go to queen city airport. We were climbing from 1000 ft to 1200 ft. The tower later said they tried to radio us, but we lost radio contact with the tower. Even so, I can't figure out why the airplane was so close. The airplane passed under us about 300 ft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AFTER DEP FROM ABE, R22 HELI LOSES COM WITH TWR AND INCURS A CONFLICT WITH A PA28.
Narrative: WE DEPARTED ABE ARPT TO QUEEN CITY ARPT IN A HELI. WE WERE CLRED BY THE TWR TO GO TO QUEEN CITY ARPT. WE WERE CLBING FROM 1000 FT TO 1200 FT. THE TWR LATER SAID THEY TRIED TO RADIO US, BUT WE LOST RADIO CONTACT WITH THE TWR. EVEN SO, I CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHY THE AIRPLANE WAS SO CLOSE. THE AIRPLANE PASSED UNDER US ABOUT 300 FT.
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.