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B206l4 helicopter pilot reported an near midair collision with a small single engine aircraft in the vicinity of hts.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1139264 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201312 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | HTS.Airport |
| State Reference | WV |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Jet/Long Ranger/206 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 15 Flight Crew Total 2266 Flight Crew Type 744 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC |
| Miss Distance | Vertical 150 |
Narrative:
Flying mostly south; with a little west. Sun glared in my eyes. Tilted head down to shade my eyes. Additionally; head was down adjusting radio to monitor hts TRSA. Looked up and realized a small; single engine plane had crossed from west to east; barely in front and above the helicopter. (Recall seeing a low wing; modern composite airplane.)the airplane continued straight and level; with no flight deviations that would indicate awareness or concern about the proximity. Expect the other pilot's vision obscured by their airframe. My vision was obscured by the sun; the protective tilt of my head; and the airframe post on the pilot's right (right hand flight controls).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B206L4 helicopter pilot reported an NMAC with a small single engine aircraft in the vicinity of HTS.
Narrative: Flying mostly south; with a little west. Sun glared in my eyes. Tilted head down to shade my eyes. Additionally; head was down adjusting radio to monitor HTS TRSA. Looked up and realized a small; single engine plane had crossed from west to east; barely in front and above the helicopter. (Recall seeing a low wing; modern composite airplane.)The airplane continued straight and level; with no flight deviations that would indicate awareness or concern about the proximity. Expect the other pilot's vision obscured by their airframe. My vision was obscured by the sun; the protective tilt of my head; and the airframe post on the pilot's right (right hand flight controls).
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.