Near midair collision between the reporter in an small aircraft helicopter in level flight over the top, and approximately 3 mi away from a class D military base airspace and a flight of 2 F18 military hornets in a climbing left turn. There was no time for the reporter to take evasive action.

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Attributes
ACN	402434
Time
Date	199805
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : nzc
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3400 msl bound upper : 3400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : jax tower : nzc
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other descent : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Hornet (F-18)
Operating Under FAR Part	other : other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Route In Use	departure other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 2600
ASRS Report	402434
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : military
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 175 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

While en route to helicopter base I called jax approach on 2 different frequencys for radar advisories but did not receive any reply. I climbed above 2600 ft MSL to go over the top of nzc class D airspace. Approximately 3 NM north of nzc I had a near miss with a flight of 2 FA18 hornets. These aircraft were in a tight formation in what appeared to be a climbing left turn.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BTWN THE RPTR IN AN SMA HELI IN LEVEL FLT OVER THE TOP, AND APPROX 3 MI AWAY FROM A CLASS D MIL BASE AIRSPACE AND A FLT OF 2 F18 MIL HORNETS IN A CLBING L TURN. THERE WAS NO TIME FOR THE RPTR TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION.

Narrative: WHILE ENRTE TO HELI BASE I CALLED JAX APCH ON 2 DIFFERENT FREQS FOR RADAR ADVISORIES BUT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY REPLY. I CLBED ABOVE 2600 FT MSL TO GO OVER THE TOP OF NZC CLASS D AIRSPACE. APPROX 3 NM N OF NZC I HAD A NEAR MISS WITH A FLT OF 2 FA18 HORNETS. THESE ACFT WERE IN A TIGHT FORMATION IN WHAT APPEARED TO BE A CLBING L TURN.

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.