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2 small aircraft, attempting to fly formation and maneuvering over one pilot's home, had a police helicopter fly between them. Evasive action required and the aircraft scattered, not finding each other to rejoin.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 324257 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199512 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : apv |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 800 agl bound upper : 800 |
| 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 ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | MD Helicopter 500/C/D/E/L |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time total : 980 |
| ASRS Report | 324257 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 150 vertical : 150 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was maneuvering over my home at 800 ft AGL when a police helicopter flew 200 ft in front of and 200 ft below me posing a collision hazard. My wingman and I were attempting to rejoin and the helicopter passed between us, and below us. I took evasive action with a hard right turn and pull-up. I subsequently lost sight of both my wingman and the helicopter and continued my flight to corona airport. I believe the police helicopter was operated in a careless and reckless manner and posed a serious collision hazard.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: 2 SMALL ACFT, ATTEMPTING TO FLY FORMATION AND MANEUVERING OVER ONE PLT'S HOME, HAD A POLICE HELI FLY BTWN THEM. EVASIVE ACTION REQUIRED AND THE ACFT SCATTERED, NOT FINDING EACH OTHER TO REJOIN.
Narrative: I WAS MANEUVERING OVER MY HOME AT 800 FT AGL WHEN A POLICE HELI FLEW 200 FT IN FRONT OF AND 200 FT BELOW ME POSING A COLLISION HAZARD. MY WINGMAN AND I WERE ATTEMPTING TO REJOIN AND THE HELI PASSED BTWN US, AND BELOW US. I TOOK EVASIVE ACTION WITH A HARD R TURN AND PULL-UP. I SUBSEQUENTLY LOST SIGHT OF BOTH MY WINGMAN AND THE HELI AND CONTINUED MY FLT TO CORONA ARPT. I BELIEVE THE POLICE HELI WAS OPERATED IN A CARELESS AND RECKLESS MANNER AND POSED A SERIOUS COLLISION HAZARD.
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.