C172 pilot departing cdw experiences an near midair collision with a helicopter on the mmu localizer...

Attributes
ACN	816486
Time
Date	200812
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cdw.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl single value : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cdw.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Person 2
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 65 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	816786
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

Tower called traffic on localizer to mmu. We took off on runway 28 and climbing out; looking for traffic; spotted him on our right. Appeared he would pass behind us. Helicopter also reported us in sight. Problem is; when climbing out westbound you are climbing into the localizer course for mmu at 2000 ft. Solution: keep westbound traffic from cdw at 1500 ft till west of mmu localizer course.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 pilot departing CDW experiences an NMAC with a helicopter on the MMU LOC.

Narrative: Tower called traffic on LOC to MMU. We took off on Runway 28 and climbing out; looking for traffic; spotted him on our right. Appeared he would pass behind us. Helicopter also reported us in sight. Problem is; when climbing out westbound you are climbing into the LOC course for MMU at 2000 FT. Solution: Keep westbound traffic from CDW at 1500 FT till west of MMU LOC course.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.