Near midair collision between fixed wing aircraft and helicopter.

Attributes
ACN	115773
Time
Date	198907
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : jfk
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 600 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Flight Phase	cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 4900
ASRS Report	115773
Person 2
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 300 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Photo mission over long island great south bay at approximately 1200' heading east. Saw helicopter ahead. Started avoidance descent. Helicopter did same but did not turn. Passed close to one another at about 600' MSL. I was in a turn at that time and he banked as he passed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BETWEEN FIXED WING ACFT AND HELICOPTER.

Narrative: PHOTO MISSION OVER LONG ISLAND GREAT SOUTH BAY AT APPROX 1200' HDG EAST. SAW HELI AHEAD. STARTED AVOIDANCE DSCNT. HELI DID SAME BUT DID NOT TURN. PASSED CLOSE TO ONE ANOTHER AT ABOUT 600' MSL. I WAS IN A TURN AT THAT TIME AND HE BANKED AS HE PASSED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.