Close proximity air carrier-medium large transport cg-helicopter southwest of fpo.

Attributes
ACN	166800
Time
Date	199012
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fpo
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : fpo
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	enroute airway : fpo
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	166800
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 500 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

IFR flight plan kfll-mygf, scheduled flight. Descending to 1500' to intercept G/south for freeport ILS runway 6. Miami center had cleared us to cross padus intersection at 5000' and issued traffic, coast guard helicopter maneuvering at 4500', 6 mi southeast of padus intersection. After contacting fpo approach control we were cleared to descend to 1500' and visibility landing runway 6 a fpo (mygf). Crossing padus intersection at 5000' coast guard helicopter appeared at 1 O'clock and level with us at 5000'. He and both took evasive action. Asked freeport approach control if he was in contact with helicopter. He informed us that he had not been talking to him at all. I was unable to contact him either.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLOSE PROX ACR-MLG CG-HELICOPTER SW OF FPO.

Narrative: IFR FLT PLAN KFLL-MYGF, SCHEDULED FLT. DSNDING TO 1500' TO INTERCEPT G/S FOR FREEPORT ILS RWY 6. MIAMI CTR HAD CLRED US TO CROSS PADUS INTXN AT 5000' AND ISSUED TFC, COAST GUARD HELI MANEUVERING AT 4500', 6 MI SE OF PADUS INTXN. AFTER CONTACTING FPO APCH CTL WE WERE CLRED TO DSND TO 1500' AND VIS LNDG RWY 6 A FPO (MYGF). XING PADUS INTXN AT 5000' COAST GUARD HELI APPEARED AT 1 O'CLOCK AND LEVEL WITH US AT 5000'. HE AND BOTH TOOK EVASIVE ACTION. ASKED FREEPORT APCH CTL IF HE WAS IN CONTACT WITH HELI. HE INFORMED US THAT HE HAD NOT BEEN TALKING TO HIM AT ALL. I WAS UNABLE TO CONTACT HIM EITHER.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.