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Flight crew flying emb-175 aircraft encountered a near mid air collision with helicopter during approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1758036 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202008 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 170/175 ER/LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Total 2200 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Airspace Violation All Types Conflict NMAC Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach |
Narrative:
While conducting a visual approach into ZZZ we noticed traffic at our altitude at the FAF on the TCAS. Asking ATC they replied that there was no traffic in the area. We continued the approach. At around 1;700 MSL we got an RA to descend. During the RA tower issued us a low altitude alert. At around 1;000 MSL the RA event ended. We were very unstable as a result of the RA and elected to go around. Upon attempting the approach again ATC noted traffic slightly east of the FAF indicating 300 AGL and maneuvering. We extended downwind to intercept the localizer past the FAF so we would not turn into the traffic again. Passing the FAF I identified the traffic as a maneuvering helicopter. Again about 200 feet after the FAF we got a 'maintain vertical track' followed by a climb RA. We followed the RA to 500 feet above the assigned missed approach altitude. We then descended back to the missed approach altitude of 2;000. Upon attempting the approach again we elected to fly left instead of right traffic. ATC advised we kept base tight to avoid the traffic; which was still maneuvering underneath the FAF. We flew around a 2 mile final and landed uneventfully.helicopter should've been in contact with ATC when maneuvering in such close proximity to ZZZ.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Flight Crew flying EMB-175 aircraft encountered a Near Mid Air Collision with helicopter during approach.
Narrative: While conducting a visual approach into ZZZ we noticed traffic at our altitude at the FAF on the TCAS. Asking ATC they replied that there was no traffic in the area. We continued the approach. At around 1;700 MSL we got an RA to descend. During the RA Tower issued us a low altitude alert. At around 1;000 MSL the RA event ended. We were very unstable as a result of the RA and elected to go around. Upon attempting the approach again ATC noted traffic slightly east of the FAF indicating 300 AGL and maneuvering. We extended downwind to intercept the LOC past the FAF so we would not turn into the traffic again. Passing the FAF I identified the traffic as a maneuvering helicopter. Again about 200 feet after the FAF we got a 'maintain vertical track' followed by a climb RA. We followed the RA to 500 feet above the assigned missed approach altitude. We then descended back to the missed approach altitude of 2;000. Upon attempting the approach again we elected to fly left instead of right traffic. ATC advised we kept base tight to avoid the traffic; which was still maneuvering underneath the FAF. We flew around a 2 mile final and landed uneventfully.Helicopter should've been in contact with ATC when maneuvering in such close proximity to ZZZ.
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.