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A109 pilot reported near midair collision with C172 at 1200 ft over samish island. C172 had no exterior lights illuminated.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 819379 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200901 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | BLI.Airport |
| State Reference | WA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50 Flight Crew Total 7100 Flight Crew Type 500 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC Deviation - Procedural FAR |
Narrative:
After departing whidbey; was VFR at 1;200 ft with all exterior lights and strobes on. Through the class C nuw was VFR flight following with whidbey approach the VFR flight following was canceled by approach at the south end on samish island so we could go to bli tower and enter the class D airspace. Just after tuning the radio; the pilot looked up and saw the reflection of my flashing landing light on a propeller of an airplane and realized we were head-to-head; same altitude. We took immediate evasive action with a hard left and steep descent. As the cessna passed by the door of the helicopter; the pilot and crew could hear the sound of the propeller; making me think they passed by less than 100 ft. As the cessna passed by; it was noticed that it did not have any position or strobe lights on. The airplane was a high wing dark color aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A109 pilot reported NMAC with C172 at 1200 FT over Samish Island. C172 had no exterior lights illuminated.
Narrative: After departing Whidbey; was VFR at 1;200 FT with all exterior lights and strobes on. Through the Class C NUW was VFR flight following with Whidbey Approach the VFR flight following was canceled by Approach at the south end on Samish Island so we could go to BLI Tower and enter the Class D airspace. Just after tuning the radio; the Pilot looked up and saw the reflection of my flashing landing light on a propeller of an airplane and realized we were head-to-head; same altitude. We took immediate evasive action with a hard left and steep descent. As the Cessna passed by the door of the helicopter; the Pilot and crew could hear the sound of the propeller; making me think they passed by less than 100 FT. As the Cessna passed by; it was noticed that it did not have any position or strobe lights on. The airplane was a high wing dark color aircraft.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.