An R22 helicopter instructor and student, when making clearing turn for takeoff while on runway, dis...

Attributes
ACN	519184
Time
Date	200107
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
State Reference	CT
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Robinson R22
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Experimental
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 1060 flight time type : 1055
ASRS Report	519184
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 200 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was performing multiple approachs to ijd, in this case a normal approach. My student and I cleared the skies and performed the recommended radio calls on right downwind, right base and final approach. As we were preparing for another pattern, we did a 360 degree clearing turn, and we discovered a small airplane taxiing down the runway, opposite direction of the approach. I tried to establish radio contact with the pilot, but there was no answer. At this time we made a radio call and cleared the runway, as I thought he was back-taxiing for a departure. At the time we sat the helicopter down in the grass north of runway 27, I checked my sectional to make sure I was on the appropriate frequency, which I was and this was also confirmed by other traffic announcing on the frequency I used. When we sat in the grass we could see the pilot went back to the taxiway. At this time I assumed that he was checking his plane. My student and I proceeded with the lesson as planned and returned to our base. Later the other pilot said he was on the wrong frequency due to an expired sectional chart, and that he almost hit us on the runway (runway incursion). It is clear that I missed him when I cleared the sky, and I can prevent sits like this in the future by spending more time than I already do to clear the sky, but he should also refer to the far and use a current sectional chart which has the appropriate frequency.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN R22 HELI INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT, WHEN MAKING CLRING TURN FOR TKOF WHILE ON RWY, DISCOVERED AN ACFT ON THE RWY WHO HAD JUST LANDED.

Narrative: I WAS PERFORMING MULTIPLE APCHS TO IJD, IN THIS CASE A NORMAL APCH. MY STUDENT AND I CLRED THE SKIES AND PERFORMED THE RECOMMENDED RADIO CALLS ON R DOWNWIND, R BASE AND FINAL APCH. AS WE WERE PREPARING FOR ANOTHER PATTERN, WE DID A 360 DEG CLRING TURN, AND WE DISCOVERED A SMALL AIRPLANE TAXIING DOWN THE RWY, OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF THE APCH. I TRIED TO ESTABLISH RADIO CONTACT WITH THE PLT, BUT THERE WAS NO ANSWER. AT THIS TIME WE MADE A RADIO CALL AND CLRED THE RWY, AS I THOUGHT HE WAS BACK-TAXIING FOR A DEP. AT THE TIME WE SAT THE HELI DOWN IN THE GRASS N OF RWY 27, I CHKED MY SECTIONAL TO MAKE SURE I WAS ON THE APPROPRIATE FREQ, WHICH I WAS AND THIS WAS ALSO CONFIRMED BY OTHER TFC ANNOUNCING ON THE FREQ I USED. WHEN WE SAT IN THE GRASS WE COULD SEE THE PLT WENT BACK TO THE TXWY. AT THIS TIME I ASSUMED THAT HE WAS CHKING HIS PLANE. MY STUDENT AND I PROCEEDED WITH THE LESSON AS PLANNED AND RETURNED TO OUR BASE. LATER THE OTHER PLT SAID HE WAS ON THE WRONG FREQ DUE TO AN EXPIRED SECTIONAL CHART, AND THAT HE ALMOST HIT US ON THE RWY (RWY INCURSION). IT IS CLR THAT I MISSED HIM WHEN I CLRED THE SKY, AND I CAN PREVENT SITS LIKE THIS IN THE FUTURE BY SPENDING MORE TIME THAN I ALREADY DO TO CLR THE SKY, BUT HE SHOULD ALSO REFER TO THE FAR AND USE A CURRENT SECTIONAL CHART WHICH HAS THE APPROPRIATE FREQ.

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.

An R22 helicopter instructor and student, when making clearing turn for takeoff while on runway, discovered an aircraft on the runway who had just landed.