Flight of 2 fgt had near midair collision with small aircraft while operating on military vr route.

Attributes
ACN	82592
Time
Date	198802
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bvt
State Reference	IN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1320 msl bound upper : 1350
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Fighter
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR Combined VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Flight Phase	cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : military
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 4000
ASRS Report	82592
Person 2
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : military
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 100 vertical : 30
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were a 2 ship of fgt X flying a published military training low level route, vr 1642. We were striving to maintain 500' AGL and 420 KTS ground speed. These routes are scheduled in advance. Flight service is notified and we talked with terre haute FSS prior to entering the route to advise them. They told me later that they publish NOTAMS about the training activities and also transmit on all VOR's when the route is activated. The back seater was doing the navigation so my attention was completely outside the aircraft. We were both looking to the right side of the aircraft to see our course reference to the town of monon, in. When I looked to the left I saw copter Y slightly below us at 10 O'clock. He was heading east, we were 043 degrees. There was no time to take evasive action. The only reason we missed was because we weren't on a collision course. My wingman saw him at the same time we did. He said the helicopter was still flying after we passed so our jetwash didn't hurt him. We missed by 20-30'. I thank god that I'm still here to report this! An air force form 651 has also been filed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT OF 2 FGT HAD NMAC WITH SMA WHILE OPERATING ON MIL VR ROUTE.

Narrative: WE WERE A 2 SHIP OF FGT X FLYING A PUBLISHED MIL TRNING LOW LEVEL ROUTE, VR 1642. WE WERE STRIVING TO MAINTAIN 500' AGL AND 420 KTS GND SPD. THESE ROUTES ARE SCHEDULED IN ADVANCE. FLT SVC IS NOTIFIED AND WE TALKED WITH TERRE HAUTE FSS PRIOR TO ENTERING THE ROUTE TO ADVISE THEM. THEY TOLD ME LATER THAT THEY PUBLISH NOTAMS ABOUT THE TRNING ACTIVITIES AND ALSO XMIT ON ALL VOR'S WHEN THE ROUTE IS ACTIVATED. THE BACK SEATER WAS DOING THE NAV SO MY ATTN WAS COMPLETELY OUTSIDE THE ACFT. WE WERE BOTH LOOKING TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ACFT TO SEE OUR COURSE REF TO THE TOWN OF MONON, IN. WHEN I LOOKED TO THE LEFT I SAW COPTER Y SLIGHTLY BELOW US AT 10 O'CLOCK. HE WAS HDG E, WE WERE 043 DEGS. THERE WAS NO TIME TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION. THE ONLY REASON WE MISSED WAS BECAUSE WE WEREN'T ON A COLLISION COURSE. MY WINGMAN SAW HIM AT THE SAME TIME WE DID. HE SAID THE HELI WAS STILL FLYING AFTER WE PASSED SO OUR JETWASH DIDN'T HURT HIM. WE MISSED BY 20-30'. I THANK GOD THAT I'M STILL HERE TO RPT THIS! AN AIR FORCE FORM 651 HAS ALSO BEEN FILED.

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