Helicopter pilot lands over the top of a C207 that taxied into position on the runway in front while...

Attributes
ACN	515359
Time
Date	200106
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sez.airport
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl single value : 75
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zoa.artcc
Make Model Name	Jet Ranger Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Cessna Stationair/Turbo Stationair 7/8
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	515359
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 75
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was approaching sedona (sez) runway 21 and announced my position and intentions on unicom. An aircraft took off on runway 21, another announced 'position and hold' and taxied onto runway 21, then took off. By now I was about 1/4 mi final for runway 1 (airplane traffic on the taxiway precluded using that to land my helicopter) and announced my 'landing runway 21' on unicom. A third aircraft (a C207 side number ending in XXX) taxied onto the runway as I was about 100 ft from the end of the pavement. The other aircraft were all talking on unicom, but the cessna did not make any transmission I heard. The cessna was turned slightly toward me while at the hold short line -- I could see the pilot in the aircraft. I thought he could see me. It was a surprise when he taxied onto the runway while I landed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HELI PLT LANDS OVER THE TOP OF A C207 THAT TAXIED INTO POS ON THE RWY IN FRONT WHILE ON SHORT FINAL.

Narrative: I WAS APCHING SEDONA (SEZ) RWY 21 AND ANNOUNCED MY POS AND INTENTIONS ON UNICOM. AN ACFT TOOK OFF ON RWY 21, ANOTHER ANNOUNCED 'POS AND HOLD' AND TAXIED ONTO RWY 21, THEN TOOK OFF. BY NOW I WAS ABOUT 1/4 MI FINAL FOR RWY 1 (AIRPLANE TFC ON THE TXWY PRECLUDED USING THAT TO LAND MY HELI) AND ANNOUNCED MY 'LNDG RWY 21' ON UNICOM. A THIRD ACFT (A C207 SIDE NUMBER ENDING IN XXX) TAXIED ONTO THE RWY AS I WAS ABOUT 100 FT FROM THE END OF THE PAVEMENT. THE OTHER ACFT WERE ALL TALKING ON UNICOM, BUT THE CESSNA DID NOT MAKE ANY XMISSION I HEARD. THE CESSNA WAS TURNED SLIGHTLY TOWARD ME WHILE AT THE HOLD SHORT LINE -- I COULD SEE THE PLT IN THE ACFT. I THOUGHT HE COULD SEE ME. IT WAS A SURPRISE WHEN HE TAXIED ONTO THE RWY WHILE I LANDED.

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.

Helicopter pilot lands over the top of a C207 that taxied into position on the runway in front while on short final.