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A banner towing PA18 pilot reported a near miss with a news helicopter which was not on the common frequency being used by other banner towing aircraft in the vll area.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 905407 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201008 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | VLL.Airport |
| State Reference | MI |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-18/19 Super Cub |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | VHF |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 2000 Flight Crew Type 200 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 50 Vertical 50 |
Narrative:
A helicopter in the area of vll was reporting news about an automobile event in the area. Six banner tow aircraft were also operating in the area. The helicopter was not on the frequency with the banner tows and manuvering without any pattern. This caused conflicts with the banner tow aircraft. He was hovering; flying in formation; without contact. This caused near misses with all banner tow aircraft. In the future finding a common frequency to communicate on may be a good idea.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A banner towing PA18 Pilot reported a Near Miss with a news helicopter which was not on the common frequency being used by other banner towing aircraft in the VLL area.
Narrative: A helicopter in the area of VLL was reporting news about an automobile event in the area. Six banner tow aircraft were also operating in the area. The helicopter was not on the frequency with the banner tows and manuvering without any pattern. This caused conflicts with the banner tow aircraft. He was hovering; flying in formation; without contact. This caused near misses with all banner tow aircraft. In the future finding a common frequency to communicate on may be a good idea.
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.