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MD500 pilot reported a near midair collision after taking off without contacting the control tower.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1430635 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201703 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | MD Helicopter 500/C/D/E/L |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 20 Flight Crew Total 1240 Flight Crew Type 8 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural FAR |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 100 Vertical 300 |
Narrative:
It was my first day on the job my first tour of the day. I landed to get a clearance for an east bound transition via the departure. Upon receiving the clearance I departed without contacting the tower. I don't know why I did this other than the excitement and pressure of a new job flying a new tour in a fairly new helicopter. I felt pretty stupid when I realized what I had done.while departing I saw a helicopter approaching to land. It was then that I realized that I had not and wasn't talking to tower. I had visual separation of around 300 feet and horizontal separation of about 100 feet from the other aircraft.realizing that I had messed up I called tower to let them know I was on with them and they had me copy their number and instructed me to call when I landed. When I landed I did in fact give the tower a call. In hind sight; I was rushing a little in order to make the tour happen in the time allotted. Which was a pressure I was putting on myself. I was also very excited and nervous about my first turbine job and first day jitters were a factor.I should have; and always have in the past; contacted tower and received the proper clearance prior to any departure or movement.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD500 pilot reported a NMAC after taking off without contacting the control Tower.
Narrative: It was my first day on the job my first tour of the day. I landed to get a clearance for an east bound transition via the departure. Upon receiving the clearance I departed without contacting the tower. I don't know why I did this other than the excitement and pressure of a new job flying a new tour in a fairly new helicopter. I felt pretty stupid when I realized what I had done.While departing I saw a helicopter approaching to land. It was then that I realized that I had not and wasn't talking to tower. I had visual separation of around 300 feet and horizontal separation of about 100 feet from the other aircraft.Realizing that I had messed up I called tower to let them know I was on with them and they had me copy their number and instructed me to call when I landed. When I landed I did in fact give the tower a call. In hind sight; I was rushing a little in order to make the tour happen in the time allotted. Which was a pressure I was putting on myself. I was also very excited and nervous about my first turbine job and first day jitters were a factor.I should have; and always have in the past; contacted tower and received the proper clearance prior to any departure or movement.
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.