A bell 206L pilot had an near midair collision with another helicopter during departure from cre.

Attributes
ACN	598916
Time
Date	200311
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : lla.vor
State Reference	LA
Altitude	msl single value : 1200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Jet Ranger/Kiowa/206
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Jet Ranger/Kiowa/206
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 22 flight time total : 13078 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	598916
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Miss Distance	horizontal : 15 vertical : 20
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After refueling at cre, the pilot called local traffic, 'repositioning west side of cre for southwest takeoff and right turnout departing northwest for beaumont.' a second radio call was made as the aircraft initiated takeoff. The pilot heard another aircraft making local calls inbound to crew, no other calls were heard. After leveling off at 1200 ft MSL and turning on course for beaumont, a dark blue BH206L passed my helicopter coming from the 5 O'clock position and crossing to the 11 O'clock position. Position of the other helicopter relative to mine was such that it placed the other helicopter in my blind spot by the upper right door frame and the cabin roof, until it was at the 2 O'clock position. At the closest point, vertical separation was estimated to be 20 ft and 15 ft horizontally. Maneuvering away from the other aircraft, I followed the other aircraft to its destination and landing in cameron, la. I continued on to beaumont, tx, airport for an uneventful flight and landing, where I dropped off passenger and continued on to final destination of galveston, tx.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BELL 206L PLT HAD AN NMAC WITH ANOTHER HELI DURING DEP FROM CRE.

Narrative: AFTER REFUELING AT CRE, THE PLT CALLED LCL TFC, 'REPOSITIONING W SIDE OF CRE FOR SW TKOF AND R TURNOUT DEPARTING NW FOR BEAUMONT.' A SECOND RADIO CALL WAS MADE AS THE ACFT INITIATED TKOF. THE PLT HEARD ANOTHER ACFT MAKING LCL CALLS INBOUND TO CREW, NO OTHER CALLS WERE HEARD. AFTER LEVELING OFF AT 1200 FT MSL AND TURNING ON COURSE FOR BEAUMONT, A DARK BLUE BH206L PASSED MY HELI COMING FROM THE 5 O'CLOCK POS AND XING TO THE 11 O'CLOCK POS. POS OF THE OTHER HELI RELATIVE TO MINE WAS SUCH THAT IT PLACED THE OTHER HELI IN MY BLIND SPOT BY THE UPPER R DOOR FRAME AND THE CABIN ROOF, UNTIL IT WAS AT THE 2 O'CLOCK POS. AT THE CLOSEST POINT, VERT SEPARATION WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 20 FT AND 15 FT HORIZLY. MANEUVERING AWAY FROM THE OTHER ACFT, I FOLLOWED THE OTHER ACFT TO ITS DEST AND LNDG IN CAMERON, LA. I CONTINUED ON TO BEAUMONT, TX, ARPT FOR AN UNEVENTFUL FLT AND LNDG, WHERE I DROPPED OFF PAX AND CONTINUED ON TO FINAL DEST OF GALVESTON, TX.

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.