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C172R instructor pilot reported an near midair collision with a medical helicopter in the bvi flight training practice area.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1106366 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201307 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | BVI.Airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Eurocopter AS 350/355/EC130 - Astar/Twinstar/Ecureuil |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Instructor |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 250 Flight Crew Total 450 Flight Crew Type 155 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC |
| Miss Distance | Vertical 200 |
Narrative:
Just after training in slow flight maneuvers; and upon the completion of clearing turns to clear the area; my student and I began to enter a simulated engine failure scenario. Seconds after establishing best glide speed of the aircraft; my student announced that he saw a helicopter on his side of the aircraft. I looked out his side of the aircraft and saw an ec 135 eurocopter passing approximately 200 ft below us from left to right. It was a medical type helicopter that services the local area. The event took place in clear conditions in the middle of the local flight training practice area.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172R instructor pilot reported an NMAC with a medical helicopter in the BVI flight training practice area.
Narrative: Just after training in slow flight maneuvers; and upon the completion of clearing turns to clear the area; my student and I began to enter a simulated engine failure scenario. Seconds after establishing best glide speed of the aircraft; my student announced that he saw a helicopter on his side of the aircraft. I looked out his side of the aircraft and saw an EC 135 Eurocopter passing approximately 200 FT below us from left to right. It was a medical type helicopter that services the local area. The event took place in clear conditions in the middle of the local flight training practice area.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.