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An SF340 first officer reported they turned out of their gate before ATC clearance; and came into close proximity to a helicopter.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 895414 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201006 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | SF 340B |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Critical |
Narrative:
Before I had the chance to contact ATC for a taxi clearance; the captain started a 90 degree turn away from the gate to an active taxiway. At the same time a helicopter was taxiing north to south. We almost pulled directly in the path of the helicopter which was approximately 50-100 ft AGL. An aircraft marshaller however signaled that it was all clear to make the turn out. We immediately stopped and didn't taxi into the path of the helicopter.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An SF340 First Officer reported they turned out of their gate before ATC clearance; and came into close proximity to a helicopter.
Narrative: Before I had the chance to contact ATC for a taxi clearance; the Captain started a 90 degree turn away from the gate to an active taxiway. At the same time a helicopter was taxiing north to south. We almost pulled directly in the path of the helicopter which was approximately 50-100 FT AGL. An Aircraft Marshaller however signaled that it was all clear to make the turn out. We immediately stopped and didn't taxi into the path of the helicopter.
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.