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The reporter helicopter student pilot failed to comply with tower departure instructions and had a near midair collision with aircraft on final.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 314935 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199509 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sba |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 700 agl bound upper : 700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sba |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Aircraft Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 48 flight time total : 307 flight time type : 51 |
| ASRS Report | 314935 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
While on my student cross country solo from vny to sba, I had a near midair collision when departing from sba. I was cleared for takeoff via the north taxiway and was instructed not to cross runway 15L. I did not make ny turn north soon enough and cut off a cessna on final. I would attribute my mistake to not being familiar with the airport procedures for helicopters (I had never been there in a helicopter before), and an unclr idea of how little room I had for takeoff and at what altitude I would be at when I need to start the turn north. Myself and the other pilot took evasive action. Also I feel I needed more airport operations practice before attempting this flight. Until sep/95 I had only landed at 2 other airports besides the FBO I went from. In final, I followed the tower's instructions to the best of my ability, yet my inexperience did not give me a clear picture of what my departure would be like.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE RPTR HELI STUDENT PLT FAILED TO COMPLY WITH TWR DEP INSTRUCTIONS AND HAD A NMAC WITH ACFT ON FINAL.
Narrative: WHILE ON MY STUDENT XCOUNTRY SOLO FROM VNY TO SBA, I HAD A NMAC WHEN DEPARTING FROM SBA. I WAS CLRED FOR TKOF VIA THE N TXWY AND WAS INSTRUCTED NOT TO CROSS RWY 15L. I DID NOT MAKE NY TURN N SOON ENOUGH AND CUT OFF A CESSNA ON FINAL. I WOULD ATTRIBUTE MY MISTAKE TO NOT BEING FAMILIAR WITH THE ARPT PROCS FOR HELIS (I HAD NEVER BEEN THERE IN A HELI BEFORE), AND AN UNCLR IDEA OF HOW LITTLE ROOM I HAD FOR TKOF AND AT WHAT ALT I WOULD BE AT WHEN I NEED TO START THE TURN N. MYSELF AND THE OTHER PLT TOOK EVASIVE ACTION. ALSO I FEEL I NEEDED MORE ARPT OPS PRACTICE BEFORE ATTEMPTING THIS FLT. UNTIL SEP/95 I HAD ONLY LANDED AT 2 OTHER ARPTS BESIDES THE FBO I WENT FROM. IN FINAL, I FOLLOWED THE TWR'S INSTRUCTIONS TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, YET MY INEXPERIENCE DID NOT GIVE ME A CLR PICTURE OF WHAT MY DEP WOULD BE LIKE.
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.