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Near midair collision. Pilot of an small aircraft sel flew below minimum safe altitude during a photo flight, then observed a helicopter slightly below and took evasive action.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 314325 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199508 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : asw |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| 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 | cruise other cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Jet/Long Ranger |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : unknown |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 314325 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action flight crew : exited adverse environment |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 200 vertical : 200 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While taking photos, I may have flown below minimum safe altitude. Also, while in a turn, a helicopter (jet ranger) white with blue marking suddenly appeared below me. I took action to avoid.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NMAC. PLT OF AN SMA SEL FLEW BELOW MINIMUM SAFE ALT DURING A PHOTO FLT, THEN OBSERVED A HELI SLIGHTLY BELOW AND TOOK EVASIVE ACTION.
Narrative: WHILE TAKING PHOTOS, I MAY HAVE FLOWN BELOW MINIMUM SAFE ALT. ALSO, WHILE IN A TURN, A HELI (JET RANGER) WHITE WITH BLUE MARKING SUDDENLY APPEARED BELOW ME. I TOOK ACTION TO AVOID.
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.