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A pilot on a frg runway 32 takeoff took evasive action during a near miss with a helicopter which should have been clear before the conflict developed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1223091 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201412 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | FRG.Airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 16 Flight Crew Total 510 Flight Crew Type 180 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Conflict NMAC Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 400 Vertical 400 |
Narrative:
I was in the takeoff phase of a series of touch & go landings on rwy 32 at frg. The tower had cleared a helicopter to cross 32 stating that 'he (me) would be gone before they got there'. Upon pitching to take off attitude; the helicopter was slightly to my right (moving right to left) and directly in my windscreen at climb pitch attitude. They were perhaps 300-400 feet away and it looked like I would intersect with them. I pitched down slightly and continued at about 100 feet AGL until past (under) the helicopter; at which time I pitched back to normal takeoff attitude and continued with my practice.I don't know how close I actually was; but it seemed closer than I was comfortable with.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A pilot on a FRG Runway 32 takeoff took evasive action during a near miss with a helicopter which should have been clear before the conflict developed.
Narrative: I was in the takeoff phase of a series of touch & go landings on rwy 32 at FRG. The tower had cleared a helicopter to cross 32 stating that 'he (me) would be gone before they got there'. Upon pitching to take off attitude; the helicopter was slightly to my right (moving right to left) and directly in my windscreen at climb pitch attitude. They were perhaps 300-400 feet away and it looked like I would intersect with them. I pitched down slightly and continued at about 100 feet AGL until past (under) the helicopter; at which time I pitched back to normal takeoff attitude and continued with my practice.I don't know how close I actually was; but it seemed closer than I was comfortable with.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.