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EC145 military pilot; holding in position on the runway at night; reported a C-17 aircraft overflew his aircraft at about 200 feet after the tower controller lost track of his aircraft and thought it was in the pattern.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1397190 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201610 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EC145 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Globemaster (C-17) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 1900 Flight Crew Type 300 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Conflict Ground Conflict Critical |
| Miss Distance | Vertical 200 |
Narrative:
Rotary wing aircraft was on runway holding position prior to takeoff after being cleared for option for runway 23. Just prior to lift-off; noticed C-17 over-flight of our aircraft directly overhead at approximately 200 feet AGL during its low approach or aborted landing. C-17 crew queried tower and asked what the status of the runway was. PIC of our aircraft also queried tower to verify that we are/were cleared for the option on runway 23. Tower controller replied that he thought we were already in the traffic pattern. Our crew was aided with night vision goggles (nvg); with position and anti-collision lights on. We were located approximately mid-field at the time of the incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EC145 military pilot; holding in position on the runway at night; reported a C-17 aircraft overflew his aircraft at about 200 feet after the Tower Controller lost track of his aircraft and thought it was in the pattern.
Narrative: Rotary Wing aircraft was on runway holding position prior to takeoff after being cleared for option for Runway 23. Just prior to lift-off; noticed C-17 over-flight of our aircraft directly overhead at approximately 200 feet AGL during its low approach or aborted landing. C-17 crew queried Tower and asked what the status of the runway was. PIC of our aircraft also queried Tower to verify that we are/were cleared for the Option on Runway 23. Tower Controller replied that he thought we were already in the traffic pattern. Our crew was aided with Night Vision Goggles (NVG); with position and anti-collision lights on. We were located approximately mid-field at the time of the incident.
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.