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EC130 tour helicopter pilot reported a near miss with another EC130 near a common reporting point.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1372599 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201607 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EC130 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 250 Flight Crew Type 1300 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 10 |
Narrative:
[I was involved in] a near miss between two sightseeing tour helicopters. The aircraft closed within ten feet of each other before evasive action was taken. The lead aircraft was the EC130 helicopter; the following aircraft was an additional EC130 helicopter. Both aircraft were converging at a common crossing point over a beach. Aircraft X was the lead helicopter with aircraft Y slightly behind. Both aircraft were converging at a common reporting point. Aircraft Y was at the 5 o'clock position of aircraft X. This is a blind spot from the pilots' seat of an EC130. Aircraft X was in the 9 to 11 o'clock position of aircraft Y. It is possible aircraft X was obscured by a structural pillar from the pilot of aircraft Y.it seems both aircraft were in the blind spots of each other; allowing the distance to be closed without either pilot initially reacting. Both pilots veered away from the other when they saw their aircraft coming together. Aircraft X veered left and aircraft Y veered right; both were on a similar heading.this was a near miss situation that fortunately had no dire consequences.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EC130 tour helicopter pilot reported a near miss with another EC130 near a common reporting point.
Narrative: [I was involved in] a near miss between two sightseeing tour helicopters. The aircraft closed within ten feet of each other before evasive action was taken. The lead aircraft was the EC130 helicopter; the following aircraft was an additional EC130 helicopter. Both aircraft were converging at a common crossing point over a beach. Aircraft X was the lead helicopter with Aircraft Y slightly behind. Both aircraft were converging at a common reporting point. Aircraft Y was at the 5 o'clock position of aircraft X. This is a blind spot from the pilots' seat of an EC130. Aircraft X was in the 9 to 11 o'clock position of aircraft Y. It is possible aircraft X was obscured by a structural pillar from the pilot of aircraft Y.It seems both aircraft were in the blind spots of each other; allowing the distance to be closed without either pilot initially reacting. Both pilots veered away from the other when they saw their aircraft coming together. Aircraft X veered left and aircraft Y veered right; both were on a similar heading.This was a near miss situation that fortunately had no dire consequences.
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.