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Attributes | |
ACN | 769211 |
Time | |
Date | 200712 |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
State Reference | US |
Altitude | agl single value : 330 |
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 | descent : approach |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Aircraft 2 | |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Make Model Name | Robinson R44 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | cruise : level |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air taxi |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 2560 flight time type : 1800 |
ASRS Report | 769211 |
Events | |
Anomaly | conflict : nmac |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
Miss Distance | horizontal : 300 vertical : 100 |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance |
Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
I had turned to a westerly heading and was descending out of 1500 ft MSL on final approach into the ground level hospital helipad; when at approximately 300 ft AGL and 60 KIAS I made visual contact with a robinson helicopter crossing from our right (north) to left (south) low level and at a high rate of speed. This aircraft was approximately 100 ft below and less than 300 ft in front of us as it crossed. I applied aft cyclic to slow my forward airspeed and stop my rate of descent. I witnessed the other aircraft make a hard right turn followed by a hard left turn before exiting my field of view. I re-established my landing profile and landed without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: JET RANGER HELI EXPERIENCES NMAC WITH ANOTHER HELI WHILE ON APCH.
Narrative: I HAD TURNED TO A WESTERLY HDG AND WAS DSNDING OUT OF 1500 FT MSL ON FINAL APCH INTO THE GND LEVEL HOSPITAL HELIPAD; WHEN AT APPROX 300 FT AGL AND 60 KIAS I MADE VISUAL CONTACT WITH A ROBINSON HELI XING FROM OUR R (N) TO L (S) LOW LEVEL AND AT A HIGH RATE OF SPD. THIS ACFT WAS APPROX 100 FT BELOW AND LESS THAN 300 FT IN FRONT OF US AS IT CROSSED. I APPLIED AFT CYCLIC TO SLOW MY FORWARD AIRSPD AND STOP MY RATE OF DSCNT. I WITNESSED THE OTHER ACFT MAKE A HARD R TURN FOLLOWED BY A HARD L TURN BEFORE EXITING MY FIELD OF VIEW. I RE-ESTABLISHED MY LNDG PROFILE AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.