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Pilot of EMS small transport helicopter aircraft took evasive action to avoid an ultralight aircraft en route to a medical emergency.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 212298 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199206 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Ultralight |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 212298 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
En route to an EMS emergency call to landing at the scene of a motorcycle accident, I encountered an ultralight vehicle at approximately 500 ft AGL (1500 MSL). I saw him as I passed over him and immediately instituted a hard cyclic climb as an evasive maneuver. By that time, I was over the scene. Because I did not know the current position of the ultralight, I continued southwest for 1 mi, then turned and shot my approach to the scene to the east. The ultralight overflew the scene after my landing and circled the scene for 20 mins until my turn-up. Because I could not determine his location from the cockpit. I asked a sheriff's deputy at the scene to signal when the ultralight was clear so I could depart. I departed southwest, climbed to 1000 ft AGL, then turned from 290 degrees to 030 degrees and proceeded to the hospital with no further incidents.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF EMS SMT HELI ACFT TOOK EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID AN ULTRALIGHT ACFT ENRTE TO A MEDICAL EMER.
Narrative: ENRTE TO AN EMS EMER CALL TO LNDG AT THE SCENE OF A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT, I ENCOUNTERED AN ULTRALIGHT VEHICLE AT APPROX 500 FT AGL (1500 MSL). I SAW HIM AS I PASSED OVER HIM AND IMMEDIATELY INSTITUTED A HARD CYCLIC CLB AS AN EVASIVE MANEUVER. BY THAT TIME, I WAS OVER THE SCENE. BECAUSE I DID NOT KNOW THE CURRENT POS OF THE ULTRALIGHT, I CONTINUED SW FOR 1 MI, THEN TURNED AND SHOT MY APCH TO THE SCENE TO THE E. THE ULTRALIGHT OVERFLEW THE SCENE AFTER MY LNDG AND CIRCLED THE SCENE FOR 20 MINS UNTIL MY TURN-UP. BECAUSE I COULD NOT DETERMINE HIS LOCATION FROM THE COCKPIT. I ASKED A SHERIFF'S DEPUTY AT THE SCENE TO SIGNAL WHEN THE ULTRALIGHT WAS CLR SO I COULD DEPART. I DEPARTED SW, CLBED TO 1000 FT AGL, THEN TURNED FROM 290 DEGS TO 030 DEGS AND PROCEEDED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS.
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.