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Near midair collision. Uncontrolled airport, reporter practicing maneuvers, intruder helicopter climbed into reporter aircraft. Evasive action required.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 329039 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199602 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 7my |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 2000 agl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1100 flight time type : 675 |
| ASRS Report | 329039 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 100 vertical : 20 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
On feb/sat/96 I was flying my steen skybolt at south jersey regional airport in mt. Holly (7MY). I was practicing maneuvers at about 2000 ft AGL, when a helicopter suddenly came upon me. I made a turn to the right to avoid it. I then passed to the right of the helicopter to give us both visual contact. (I don't think he saw me when he came upon me.) once a visual was established I saw no further problems. As I think about the situation it worries me. Because I am an experienced pilot and flight instructor I was able to make an evasive reaction. I am filing this report to make a record of the incident where a helicopter can rise vertically from below a fixed wing more or less causing a blind side effect. There are 3 flight schools at 7MY with several students soloing in the area. If there had been a student in the aircraft, instead of me, he might have panicked and I hesitate to think what the consequences would be.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NMAC. UNCTLED ARPT, RPTR PRACTICING MANEUVERS, INTRUDER HELI CLBED INTO RPTR ACFT. EVASIVE ACTION REQUIRED.
Narrative: ON FEB/SAT/96 I WAS FLYING MY STEEN SKYBOLT AT SOUTH JERSEY REGIONAL ARPT IN MT. HOLLY (7MY). I WAS PRACTICING MANEUVERS AT ABOUT 2000 FT AGL, WHEN A HELI SUDDENLY CAME UPON ME. I MADE A TURN TO THE R TO AVOID IT. I THEN PASSED TO THE R OF THE HELI TO GIVE US BOTH VISUAL CONTACT. (I DON'T THINK HE SAW ME WHEN HE CAME UPON ME.) ONCE A VISUAL WAS ESTABLISHED I SAW NO FURTHER PROBS. AS I THINK ABOUT THE SIT IT WORRIES ME. BECAUSE I AM AN EXPERIENCED PLT AND FLT INSTRUCTOR I WAS ABLE TO MAKE AN EVASIVE REACTION. I AM FILING THIS RPT TO MAKE A RECORD OF THE INCIDENT WHERE A HELI CAN RISE VERTLY FROM BELOW A FIXED WING MORE OR LESS CAUSING A BLIND SIDE EFFECT. THERE ARE 3 FLT SCHOOLS AT 7MY WITH SEVERAL STUDENTS SOLOING IN THE AREA. IF THERE HAD BEEN A STUDENT IN THE ACFT, INSTEAD OF ME, HE MIGHT HAVE PANICKED AND I HESITATE TO THINK WHAT THE CONSEQUENCES WOULD BE.
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.