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A BH407 news station pilot experienced an near midair collision with another helicopter during coverage of a story in ZZZ.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 598502 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200310 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Bell 47 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Jet Ranger/Kiowa/206 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 598502 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 150 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Helicopters from 3 news stations, converging on a car chase, then a foot chase. Pilots maneuvering into position for a better view of the scene. Aircraft #2 called on radio to aircraft #1, telling his position. Aircraft #2 moved down and forward. Aircraft #1 turned right behind aircraft #2.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BH407 NEWS STATION PLT EXPERIENCED AN NMAC WITH ANOTHER HELI DURING COVERAGE OF A STORY IN ZZZ.
Narrative: HELIS FROM 3 NEWS STATIONS, CONVERGING ON A CAR CHASE, THEN A FOOT CHASE. PLTS MANEUVERING INTO POS FOR A BETTER VIEW OF THE SCENE. ACFT #2 CALLED ON RADIO TO ACFT #1, TELLING HIS POS. ACFT #2 MOVED DOWN AND FORWARD. ACFT #1 TURNED RIGHT BEHIND ACFT #2.
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.