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Instructor pilots from 2 aircraft involved in a near-mid-air-collision at a busy non-towered airport provide their insight of the event.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1298086 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201509 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | LGU.Airport |
| State Reference | UT |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Retractable Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 4200 Flight Crew Type 540 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Instructor |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 65 Flight Crew Total 360 Flight Crew Type 105 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 0 Vertical 40 |
Narrative:
While on an instruction flight in a helicopter; my student was on the controls turning left-base to final for taxiway bravo parallel runway 35 (bravo is west and parallel to runway 35) at 4;800 ft MSL/300 ft AGL. A [single engine piper] began conducting a power-off 180 to runway 35 at the same time (flying through the approach path of the helicopter). While on short final; a helicopter instructor also in the pattern made a radio call '[aircraft] turning final; do you have the helicopter on final in sight?' the pilot replied; 'we've got the helicopter in sight.' at that moment I looked up through the overhead window above the cockpit; directly above; to see only the belly of [aircraft]; within 50 feet; descending rapidly directly above us. I immediately took the controls from my student and began a rapid collective descent and turn to the left. At that time I made a call on the radio; '[aircraft] on final; stop descending; you're right above us!' the [aircraft] continued to descend however we were no longer on a collision course.this was my second incident of a near midair collision with a [local] aircraft; in the same scenario. Since the first incident; the [local] flight school has not changed the way they conduct 'power-off 180's' to make the maneuver safer for all pilots.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Instructor Pilots from 2 aircraft involved in a near-mid-air-collision at a busy non-towered airport provide their insight of the event.
Narrative: While on an instruction flight in a Helicopter; my student was on the controls turning left-base to final for taxiway bravo parallel runway 35 (Bravo is west and parallel to runway 35) at 4;800 ft MSL/300 ft AGL. A [single engine Piper] began conducting a power-off 180 to runway 35 at the same time (flying through the approach path of the helicopter). While on short final; a helicopter instructor also in the pattern made a radio call '[Aircraft] turning final; do you have the helicopter on final in sight?' The pilot replied; 'We've got the helicopter in sight.' At that moment I looked up through the overhead window above the cockpit; directly above; to see only the belly of [aircraft]; within 50 feet; descending rapidly directly above us. I immediately took the controls from my student and began a rapid collective descent and turn to the left. At that time I made a call on the radio; '[Aircraft] ON FINAL; STOP DESCENDING; YOU'RE RIGHT ABOVE US!' The [aircraft] continued to descend however we were no longer on a collision course.This was my SECOND incident of a near midair collision with a [local] aircraft; in the same scenario. Since the first incident; the [local] Flight School has not changed the way they conduct 'power-off 180's' to make the maneuver safer for all pilots.
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.