Helicopter rotor wash upset pilot of a fixed wing aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	321470
Time
Date	199511
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : stx
State Reference	VI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 50
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : stx
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	cruise other landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Person 1
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : military
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 2200 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	321470
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : military
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Landing in a somewhat congested airport at st croix. Air taxi a UH3 helicopter to a no-hover landing (to minimize rotor wash). A cargo plane in the vicinity complained my rotor wash almost caused him to 'FLIP over.' I have 10 yrs flight experience and thought I had given him enough room. However he perceived I didn't. Corrective action would have been to fly in the local pattern until the landing area (where tower did clear me to!) was completely clear of small light civil fixed wing traffic. Again, I felt like I gave him enough room, but he felt differently!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HELI ROTOR WASH UPSET PLT OF A FIXED WING ACFT.

Narrative: LNDG IN A SOMEWHAT CONGESTED ARPT AT ST CROIX. AIR TAXI A UH3 HELI TO A NO-HOVER LNDG (TO MINIMIZE ROTOR WASH). A CARGO PLANE IN THE VICINITY COMPLAINED MY ROTOR WASH ALMOST CAUSED HIM TO 'FLIP OVER.' I HAVE 10 YRS FLT EXPERIENCE AND THOUGHT I HAD GIVEN HIM ENOUGH ROOM. HOWEVER HE PERCEIVED I DIDN'T. CORRECTIVE ACTION WOULD HAVE BEEN TO FLY IN THE LOCAL PATTERN UNTIL THE LNDG AREA (WHERE TWR DID CLR ME TO!) WAS COMPLETELY CLR OF SMALL LIGHT CIVIL FIXED WING TFC. AGAIN, I FELT LIKE I GAVE HIM ENOUGH ROOM, BUT HE FELT DIFFERENTLY!

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.