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| Attributes | |
| ACN | 247568 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199307 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 600 agl bound upper : 700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 247568 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 50 vertical : 200 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was conducting an EMS flight from xyz, to ZZZ. Upon departure from xyz I called abc radio to report my position and intention to transit the area en route to ZZZ. 1 aircraft was reported to be taxiing to runway 6 for takeoff. A bit later, an aircraft announced it also was transiting the area in my vicinity. I positioned myself on the west side of highway thinking the other might be northbound along this same highway. As I neared the airport, I was looking for the runway 6 departure (the airport was to my right front). When I looked back, I saw a yellow (small aircraft single engine land) with large block 'north' numbers on the wing tops slide under my nose on the left side. In-flight visibility was most likely less than the 3-4 mi, reported at abc. This aircraft was lower, by 200-300 ft than I was.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SMT EMS HELI HAD NMAC WITH AN SMA SINGLE ENG LAND ACFT NEAR AN UNCTLED ARPT TFC.
Narrative: I WAS CONDUCTING AN EMS FLT FROM XYZ, TO ZZZ. UPON DEP FROM XYZ I CALLED ABC RADIO TO RPT MY POS AND INTENTION TO TRANSIT THE AREA ENRTE TO ZZZ. 1 ACFT WAS RPTED TO BE TAXIING TO RWY 6 FOR TKOF. A BIT LATER, AN ACFT ANNOUNCED IT ALSO WAS TRANSITING THE AREA IN MY VICINITY. I POSITIONED MYSELF ON THE W SIDE OF HWY THINKING THE OTHER MIGHT BE NBOUND ALONG THIS SAME HWY. AS I NEARED THE ARPT, I WAS LOOKING FOR THE RWY 6 DEP (THE ARPT WAS TO MY R FRONT). WHEN I LOOKED BACK, I SAW A YELLOW (SMA SINGLE ENG LAND) WITH LARGE BLOCK 'N' NUMBERS ON THE WING TOPS SLIDE UNDER MY NOSE ON THE L SIDE. INFLT VISIBILITY WAS MOST LIKELY LESS THAN THE 3-4 MI, RPTED AT ABC. THIS ACFT WAS LOWER, BY 200-300 FT THAN I WAS.
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.