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C177RG instructor and student reported an airborne conflict with a helicopter on approach to non-towered field.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1674391 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201908 |
| 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 | Cardinal 177/177RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 27 Flight Crew Total 806 Flight Crew Type 700 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Instructor |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Flight Engineer Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 70 Flight Crew Total 26300 Flight Crew Type 800 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 2000 Vertical 300 |
Narrative:
Performing practice approach at the ZZZ VOR/DME approach in VMC and after canceling IFR flight plan. 2 other aircraft were in the pattern at ZZZ; at pattern altitude. We planned on passing below the pattern altitude at the approach circling minimum of 600 feet; to the missed approach point. Additionally we had horizontal separation from this pattern traffic. We announced our intentions and visual contact was maintained at all times with this traffic; however additional traffic; a departing helicopter came up unexpectedly. Evasive action was taken. Onboard ads-B was helpful in detecting and avoiding this traffic. It appears the helicopter did not hear our call. We heard the helicopter calling when we were already quite close; unknown if a prior call was made and possibly stepped on by another aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C177RG instructor and student reported an airborne conflict with a helicopter on approach to non-towered field.
Narrative: Performing practice approach at the ZZZ VOR/DME approach in VMC and after canceling IFR flight plan. 2 other aircraft were in the pattern at ZZZ; at pattern altitude. We planned on passing below the pattern altitude at the approach circling minimum of 600 feet; to the missed approach point. Additionally we had horizontal separation from this pattern traffic. We announced our intentions and visual contact was maintained at all times with this traffic; however additional traffic; a departing helicopter came up unexpectedly. Evasive action was taken. Onboard ADS-B was helpful in detecting and avoiding this traffic. It appears the helicopter did not hear our call. We heard the helicopter calling when we were already quite close; unknown if a prior call was made and possibly stepped on by another aircraft.
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.