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Near midair collision between rotary EMS traffic and a C172, 3 NM east of ZZZ, while on a downwind for a grass landing at the hospital near ZZZ1, us.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 576844 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200303 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon tracon : s46.tracon |
| Operator | Other |
| Make Model Name | A109 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 576844 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 200 vertical : 20 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
En route to hospital to pick up a patient. We turned right downwind -- setting up to land to the east, level 1000 ft. After scanning the proposed landing zone on the lawn, I looked up and saw a cessna 172 immediately ahead of me passing from left to right. He appeared from 'out of the sun,' and from behind the window post. I turned left and descended to avoid hitting him, I had 'checked out' with approach control about 1 min sooner.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NMAC BTWN ROTARY EMS TFC AND A C172, 3 NM E OF ZZZ, WHILE ON A DOWNWIND FOR A GRASS LNDG AT THE HOSPITAL NEAR ZZZ1, US.
Narrative: ENRTE TO HOSPITAL TO PICK UP A PATIENT. WE TURNED R DOWNWIND -- SETTING UP TO LAND TO THE E, LEVEL 1000 FT. AFTER SCANNING THE PROPOSED LNDG ZONE ON THE LAWN, I LOOKED UP AND SAW A CESSNA 172 IMMEDIATELY AHEAD OF ME PASSING FROM L TO R. HE APPEARED FROM 'OUT OF THE SUN,' AND FROM BEHIND THE WINDOW POST. I TURNED L AND DSNDED TO AVOID HITTING HIM, I HAD 'CHKED OUT' WITH APCH CTL ABOUT 1 MIN SOONER.
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.