Helicopter instructor pilot reported a near midair collision in the traffic pattern due to an aircra...

Attributes
ACN	1471845
Time
Date	201708
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
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	Direct
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Takeoff Initial Climb
Person 1
Function	Instructor Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 80 Flight Crew Total 645 Flight Crew Type 645
Events
Anomaly	Conflict NMAC
Miss Distance	Horizontal 400 Vertical 200

Narrative:

On a practice approach for the RNAV into ZZZ; a pilot in aircraft Y made a radio call he was holding at runway xy and said please advise if there is traffic in the area. Aircraft Z on an 8 mile final for [runway] xx; also on the practice approach; made immediately a position report and we did ours right after. We reported a one mile final for runway xx. My student was flying under a view limiting device and had no visual reference outside. Visibility was 4 miles; haze and smoke so it was hard to see where that airplane was. When I was scanning for that traffic; he appeared right in front of me; airborne; almost same altitude heading straight toward us. I took the controls of the helicopter immediately and did a steep right turn to avoid a midair collision. I made a radio call and said we all would appreciate if he would make a radio call prior to take off. The pilot in aircraft Y said he wasn't aware of us and said we never did a radio call. However I talked with the pilot in aircraft Z behind us and he confirmed our radio calls and knew exactly where we were.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Helicopter instructor pilot reported a NMAC in the traffic pattern due to an aircraft departing in the opposite direction.

Narrative: On a practice approach for the RNAV into ZZZ; a pilot in Aircraft Y made a radio call he was holding at Runway XY and said please advise if there is traffic in the area. Aircraft Z on an 8 mile final for [Runway] XX; also on the practice approach; made immediately a position report and we did ours right after. We reported a one mile final for Runway XX. My Student was flying under a view limiting device and had no visual reference outside. Visibility was 4 miles; haze and smoke so it was hard to see where that airplane was. When I was scanning for that traffic; he appeared right in front of me; airborne; almost same altitude heading straight toward us. I took the controls of the helicopter immediately and did a steep right turn to avoid a midair collision. I made a radio call and said we all would appreciate if he would make a radio call prior to take off. The pilot in Aircraft Y said he wasn't aware of us and said we never did a radio call. However I talked with the pilot in Aircraft Z behind us and he confirmed our radio calls and knew exactly where we were.

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Helicopter instructor pilot reported a near midair collision in the traffic pattern due to an aircraft departing in the opposite direction.