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Air carrier captain reported an near midair collision with a helicopter shortly after takeoff from maf airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1322836 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201601 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | MAF.Airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Airspace Violation All Types Conflict NMAC |
Narrative:
When taking the active runway 34L at midland airport; my first officer and I cleared the approach and departure end of the runway visually before entering. Cleared for takeoff; we started our takeoff roll and initiated rotation at the proper airspeeds. Within seconds after rotation ATC advised us of a helicopter that turned into our path. At about the same time we received a TA and less than a second later an RA. I had visual on the brown helicopter at the same time ATC initially notified us. At the time I continued the climb out because I could see that we would out climb his path into us. The RA stated the same. I had the helicopter visually the entire time. At no time did I see the helicopter take any action and midland was not talking to him. He apparently violated their airspace. We passed approximately 300 feet above and a hundred yards or so in front of him. Once we cleared the conflict ATC apologized and we gave a description of the helicopter to them. The rest of the flight was uneventful.I don't know about the ATC side; but on the flight crew side I don't think there is anything differently we could have done.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier Captain reported an NMAC with a helicopter shortly after takeoff from MAF airport.
Narrative: When taking the active Runway 34L at Midland airport; my FO and I cleared the approach and departure end of the runway visually before entering. Cleared for takeoff; we started our takeoff roll and initiated rotation at the proper airspeeds. Within seconds after rotation ATC advised us of a helicopter that turned into our path. At about the same time we received a TA and less than a second later an RA. I had visual on the brown helicopter at the same time ATC initially notified us. At the time I continued the climb out because I could see that we would out climb his path into us. The RA stated the same. I had the helicopter visually the entire time. At no time did I see the helicopter take any action and Midland was not talking to him. He apparently violated their airspace. We passed approximately 300 feet above and a hundred yards or so in front of him. Once we cleared the conflict ATC apologized and we gave a description of the helicopter to them. The rest of the flight was uneventful.I don't know about the ATC side; but on the flight crew side I don't think there is anything differently we could have done.
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.