During training practice in a training practice area, a military helicopter was observed also maneuvering the area resulting in an evasive action turn to prevent a possible conflict.

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Attributes
ACN	334535
Time
Date	199604
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 2w6
State Reference	MD
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee Arrow IV
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Iroquois Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	other other : other pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 1635 flight time type : 149
ASRS Report	334535
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 3000 vertical : 1000
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

During commercial maneuvers in the practice area at 2w6 (st mary's). The aircraft my student and I were flying came in close proximity with a helicopter that was also maneuvering. Due to steep banking and high and low pitch altitudes, visibility was limited. Upon completing eights on pylons the helicopter was spotted, and with the completion of the maneuver the aircraft turned away from the conflicting traffic. At no time did I feel that the safety of my aircraft or the helicopter was in danger. The helicopter did turn back toward our maneuver area but was still no safety factor. My student and I flew back to the airport for takeoffs and lndgs. The aircraft we were flying was a PA28-200R and the helicopter was huey.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DURING TRAINING PRACTICE IN A TRAINING PRACTICE AREA, A MIL HELI WAS OBSERVED ALSO MANEUVERING THE AREA RESULTING IN AN EVASIVE ACTION TURN TO PREVENT A POSSIBLE CONFLICT.

Narrative: DURING COMMERCIAL MANEUVERS IN THE PRACTICE AREA AT 2W6 (ST MARY'S). THE ACFT MY STUDENT AND I WERE FLYING CAME IN CLOSE PROX WITH A HELI THAT WAS ALSO MANEUVERING. DUE TO STEEP BANKING AND HIGH AND LOW PITCH ALTS, VISIBILITY WAS LIMITED. UPON COMPLETING EIGHTS ON PYLONS THE HELI WAS SPOTTED, AND WITH THE COMPLETION OF THE MANEUVER THE ACFT TURNED AWAY FROM THE CONFLICTING TFC. AT NO TIME DID I FEEL THAT THE SAFETY OF MY ACFT OR THE HELI WAS IN DANGER. THE HELI DID TURN BACK TOWARD OUR MANEUVER AREA BUT WAS STILL NO SAFETY FACTOR. MY STUDENT AND I FLEW BACK TO THE ARPT FOR TKOFS AND LNDGS. THE ACFT WE WERE FLYING WAS A PA28-200R AND THE HELI WAS HUEY.

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.