Narrative:

I was cruising at 9500 ft form klamath falls, or, direct to south tahoe. Altimeter was set to 30.22, current setting for south tahoe. Cheyenne PA31T passed directly overhead, missed by about 100 ft. Had gear and flaps retracted, nose down, right wing up. He approached from 6 O'clock position, and departed at 12 O'clock position, in a diving left turn towards truckee airport. My aircraft is a huey (medium) helicopter, painted mostly white. Navigation lights were on bright-flash and the top-mounted anti-collision strobe light was on. The main rotor blades are painted contrasting colors as per usfs requirements for better visibility. I observed PA31T enter a left downwind and land on runway 28 at truckee. When he had cleared the runway I called him on unicom and told him I was the pilot of the helicopter he had nearly hit and asked him if he had meant to come so close or if he had failed to see me. I also informed him I was transiting the area at 9500 ft. The pilot blamed the incident on me, since I had not made a position report. I replied that at 2600 ft AGL and transiting the area a position report is not appropriate and suggested he keep a better watch for traffic. He did not reply. The other pilot's attitude stinks. He was, in my opinion, making a 'hot-dog' approach with no regard to other traffic.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BTWN A CRUISING BELL UH-1E AND A DSNDING TURNING LNDG CHEYENNE PA31T 3 NM NW OF TRK.

Narrative: I WAS CRUISING AT 9500 FT FORM KLAMATH FALLS, OR, DIRECT TO SOUTH TAHOE. ALTIMETER WAS SET TO 30.22, CURRENT SETTING FOR SOUTH TAHOE. CHEYENNE PA31T PASSED DIRECTLY OVERHEAD, MISSED BY ABOUT 100 FT. HAD GEAR AND FLAPS RETRACTED, NOSE DOWN, R WING UP. HE APCHED FROM 6 O'CLOCK POS, AND DEPARTED AT 12 O'CLOCK POS, IN A DIVING L TURN TOWARDS TRUCKEE ARPT. MY ACFT IS A HUEY (MEDIUM) HELI, PAINTED MOSTLY WHITE. NAV LIGHTS WERE ON BRIGHT-FLASH AND THE TOP-MOUNTED ANTI-COLLISION STROBE LIGHT WAS ON. THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES ARE PAINTED CONTRASTING COLORS AS PER USFS REQUIREMENTS FOR BETTER VISIBILITY. I OBSERVED PA31T ENTER A L DOWNWIND AND LAND ON RWY 28 AT TRUCKEE. WHEN HE HAD CLRED THE RWY I CALLED HIM ON UNICOM AND TOLD HIM I WAS THE PLT OF THE HELI HE HAD NEARLY HIT AND ASKED HIM IF HE HAD MEANT TO COME SO CLOSE OR IF HE HAD FAILED TO SEE ME. I ALSO INFORMED HIM I WAS TRANSITING THE AREA AT 9500 FT. THE PLT BLAMED THE INCIDENT ON ME, SINCE I HAD NOT MADE A POS RPT. I REPLIED THAT AT 2600 FT AGL AND TRANSITING THE AREA A POS RPT IS NOT APPROPRIATE AND SUGGESTED HE KEEP A BETTER WATCH FOR TFC. HE DID NOT REPLY. THE OTHER PLT'S ATTITUDE STINKS. HE WAS, IN MY OPINION, MAKING A 'HOT-DOG' APCH WITH NO REGARD TO OTHER TFC.

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.