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C152 instructor pilot reported a near midair collision with a helicopter in the pattern at bfi airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1560384 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201807 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | BFI.Airport |
| State Reference | WA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 152 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Other Local Pattern |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50 Flight Crew Total 650 Flight Crew Type 650 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC Deviation - Speed All Types |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 100 Vertical 100 |
Narrative:
When on a traffic pattern visual approach to 32R at bfi; on the final approach leg a helicopter cut in front of [our] C152 at the same altitude. The helicopter was supposed to follow the C152 before landing on 'PAD6'. The flight instructor on the C152 decided to go around to avoid a mid-air collision with a helicopter; which caused the airspeed in the C152 to substantially drop at a low altitude.when the tower was queried about the position of the helicopter; the tower mentioned the helicopter should have followed the C152.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C152 instructor pilot reported a NMAC with a helicopter in the pattern at BFI airport.
Narrative: When on a traffic pattern visual approach to 32R at BFI; on the final approach leg a helicopter cut in front of [our] C152 at the same altitude. The helicopter was supposed to follow the C152 before landing on 'PAD6'. The flight instructor on the C152 decided to go around to avoid a mid-air collision with a helicopter; which caused the airspeed in the C152 to substantially drop at a low altitude.When the Tower was queried about the position of the helicopter; the Tower mentioned the helicopter should have followed the C152.
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.