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Near midair collision between an small transport on short final visual approach and a military helicopter within the air traffic area.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 272730 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199405 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dhn |
| State Reference | AL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 600 agl bound upper : 600 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dhn |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Baron 55/Cochise |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : unknown |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 4650 |
| ASRS Report | 272730 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : military |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was on a visual approach to runway 32 at dothan, al, about 600 ft AGL. The tower had been/was talking to an hu-1 helicopter and had instructed him to remain west of the centerline of R32 because of my approach. At some point, I heard the helicopter say something about 'east' and the tower operator sharply reminded him to stay west of R32. At that point I looked around, and in my 7 O'clock position saw a helicopter at my altitude, less than 100 ft from me. The dothan tower later informed me that they had a lot of trouble with these helicopters ignoring their instructions. The dothan tower has been asked to save the tapes. Suggest you immediately call and ask again that the tape be saved. Aircraft I was flying was a baron 55.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NMAC BTWN AN SMT ON SHORT FINAL VISUAL APCH AND A MIL HELI WITHIN THE ATA.
Narrative: I WAS ON A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 32 AT DOTHAN, AL, ABOUT 600 FT AGL. THE TWR HAD BEEN/WAS TALKING TO AN HU-1 HELI AND HAD INSTRUCTED HIM TO REMAIN W OF THE CTRLINE OF R32 BECAUSE OF MY APCH. AT SOME POINT, I HEARD THE HELI SAY SOMETHING ABOUT 'E' AND THE TWR OPERATOR SHARPLY REMINDED HIM TO STAY W OF R32. AT THAT POINT I LOOKED AROUND, AND IN MY 7 O'CLOCK POS SAW A HELI AT MY ALT, LESS THAN 100 FT FROM ME. THE DOTHAN TWR LATER INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAD A LOT OF TROUBLE WITH THESE HELIS IGNORING THEIR INSTRUCTIONS. THE DOTHAN TWR HAS BEEN ASKED TO SAVE THE TAPES. SUGGEST YOU IMMEDIATELY CALL AND ASK AGAIN THAT THE TAPE BE SAVED. ACFT I WAS FLYING WAS A BARON 55.
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.