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A320 flight crew reported a near midair collision with a news helicopter on a night visual approach to ewr. Crew mentioned they were unhappy with the tower's handling of the event.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1123250 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201310 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | EWR.Airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 240 Flight Crew Total 11400 Flight Crew Type 4500 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 210 Flight Crew Type 11500 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Conflict NMAC |
Narrative:
We were informed that there was a helicopter that had us in sight and was maintaining separation. Shortly there after; I got a TCAS RA to adjust vertical speed at 1;000 ft MSL on approach to [runway] 22L at ewr in darkness. I saw 200 ft separation on the TCAS altitude. After telling tower about TCAS climb; I got 'clear of conflict' and was in a safe position to continue to land. Landing was uneventful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 flight crew reported a NMAC with a news helicopter on a night visual approach to EWR. Crew mentioned they were unhappy with the Tower's handling of the event.
Narrative: We were informed that there was a helicopter that had us in sight and was maintaining separation. Shortly there after; I got a TCAS RA to adjust vertical speed at 1;000 FT MSL on approach to [Runway] 22L at EWR in darkness. I saw 200 FT separation on the TCAS altitude. After telling Tower about TCAS Climb; I got 'clear of conflict' and was in a safe position to continue to land. Landing was uneventful.
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.