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Pilot of small aircraft sel was startled to see a helicopter air holding in a hover along side the runway during takeoff. Near midair collision.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 286152 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199410 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : l12 |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 150 agl bound upper : 200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 47 flight time total : 3235 flight time type : 974 |
| ASRS Report | 286152 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 175 vertical : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On oct/xx/94 at XX20 pm. I called redlands unicom on 122.7 to advise them I was taxiing. After my preflight I notified them I would be taking off on runway 26 straight out departure there was no response either time. I took action to taxi on the runway 26 and again advised them I would be taking a straight out departure again no response. As I took off to the left of me was a helicopter apparently an instructor and a student pilot. Either they had their radio off or were not paying attention to safety. They were approximately 150-200 ft to my left and hovering off the ground. I feel that the instructor should have emphasized to the students safety first especially in the los angeles basin.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMA SEL WAS STARTLED TO SEE A HELI AIR HOLDING IN A HOVER ALONG SIDE THE RWY DURING TKOF. NMAC.
Narrative: ON OCT/XX/94 AT XX20 PM. I CALLED REDLANDS UNICOM ON 122.7 TO ADVISE THEM I WAS TAXIING. AFTER MY PREFLT I NOTIFIED THEM I WOULD BE TAKING OFF ON RWY 26 STRAIGHT OUT DEP THERE WAS NO RESPONSE EITHER TIME. I TOOK ACTION TO TAXI ON THE RWY 26 AND AGAIN ADVISED THEM I WOULD BE TAKING A STRAIGHT OUT DEP AGAIN NO RESPONSE. AS I TOOK OFF TO THE L OF ME WAS A HELI APPARENTLY AN INSTRUCTOR AND A STUDENT PLT. EITHER THEY HAD THEIR RADIO OFF OR WERE NOT PAYING ATTN TO SAFETY. THEY WERE APPROX 150-200 FT TO MY L AND HOVERING OFF THE GND. I FEEL THAT THE INSTRUCTOR SHOULD HAVE EMPHASIZED TO THE STUDENTS SAFETY FIRST ESPECIALLY IN THE LOS ANGELES BASIN.
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.