A pilot climbing after a prc runway 21L touch and go recognized his proximity to a helicopter depart...

Attributes
ACN	970098
Time
Date	201109
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	PRC.Airport
State Reference	AZ
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft Low Wing 2 Eng Retractable Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Trainee
Qualification	Flight Crew Private Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 1 Flight Crew Total 140 Flight Crew Type 28
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Miss Distance	Horizontal 100

Narrative:

After entry into the traffic pattern and cleared for a touch and go on runway 21R; a helicopter was cleared for a helicopter approach procedure that is unknown to me (the student pilot). During this time; a C172 was cleared to land on runway 21L. After the touch and go; I realized that the C172 was also executing a touch and go on 21L and that the helicopter was flying parallel to runway 21R. I continued to fly runway heading; as cleared; and during this time I came uncomfortably close to the helicopter during the climb. Possible causes are the special helicopter procedures at the airfield that are not known by most airplane pilots; and the lack of distance between the helicopter and the runway. Possible solution: do not allow helicopters to be within a certain distance of runways while airplanes are utilizing the runway surface; and require controllers to notify airplane pilots of special helicopter procedures if they are currently in use.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A pilot climbing after a PRC Runway 21L touch and go recognized his proximity to a helicopter departing Runway 21R using a Special Helicopter Procedure which permits minimal separation between aircraft on parallel departures.

Narrative: After entry into the traffic pattern and cleared for a touch and go on Runway 21R; a helicopter was cleared for a helicopter approach procedure that is unknown to me (the student pilot). During this time; a C172 was cleared to land on Runway 21L. After the touch and go; I realized that the C172 was also executing a touch and go on 21L and that the helicopter was flying parallel to Runway 21R. I continued to fly runway heading; as cleared; and during this time I came uncomfortably close to the helicopter during the climb. Possible causes are the special helicopter procedures at the airfield that are not known by most airplane pilots; and the lack of distance between the helicopter and the runway. Possible solution: Do not allow helicopters to be within a certain distance of runways while airplanes are utilizing the runway surface; and require controllers to notify airplane pilots of special helicopter procedures if they are currently in use.

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.

A pilot climbing after a prc runway 21L touch and go recognized his proximity to a helicopter departing runway 21R using a special helicopter procedure which permits minimal separation between aircraft on parallel departures.