Whie on final approach, small aircraft has near midair collision with helicopter.

Attributes
ACN	177309
Time
Date	199105
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : smo
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 800 msl bound upper : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : smo
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 28 flight time total : 561 flight time type : 63
ASRS Report	177309
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 500
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Cleared to land runway 21, on final, a helicopter passed south to north, directly in front. Called tower, 'helicopter passed right in front of me.' tower responded, 'traffic no longer a factor.' aircraft should not transit air traffic area through approach path to an active runway!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WHIE ON FINAL APCH, SMA HAS NMAC WITH HELICOPTER.

Narrative: CLRED TO LAND RWY 21, ON FINAL, A HELI PASSED S TO N, DIRECTLY IN FRONT. CALLED TWR, 'HELI PASSED RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME.' TWR RESPONDED, 'TFC NO LONGER A FACTOR.' ACFT SHOULD NOT TRANSIT ATA THROUGH APCH PATH TO AN ACTIVE RWY!

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.