<< >> NASA ASRS Report 415396, September 1998

Student pilot in a helicopter departs hio, or, and crosses an active runway close by a departing aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	415396
Time
Date	199809
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hio
State Reference	OR
Altitude	agl bound lower : 100 agl bound upper : 100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : hio
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Robinson R22
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna Single Piston Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time total : 330 flight time type : 315
ASRS Report	415396
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 50 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	415395
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I gave a student flight instruction for a private helicopter rating in a robinson R22 helicopter. On all our training flts, before his solo, I had never the feeling that he had problems with the radio communications. After his first solo he continued with his solo flts, parallel to his instructed flts. During sep/98 he crossed the active runway without a clearance from the ATC on one of his solo flts. In this case, he crossed the runway 2 of hillsboro airport, or approximately 500 ft in front of a departing cessna, because he thought he was cleared to cross both runways. Also, the cessna pilot did a mistake -- he was just cleared to land, but he did a touch-and-go. Apparently, hillsboro tower cleared him for a 'north departure,' but told him to remain clear of runway 2. Hillsboro tower filed a report about the helicopter and cessna incident to the FAA. Supplemental information from acn 415395: I understood now that a 'north departure' was approved, and I was cleared to cross runway 30. I repeated 'crossing runway 30, departing north, helicopter xx.' I thought that I was cleared to cross the active runway. The tower informed after this that I crossed the runway 2 without clearance and in front of a departing cessna, approximately 500 ft away.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: STUDENT PLT IN A HELI DEPARTS HIO, OR, AND CROSSES AN ACTIVE RWY CLOSE BY A DEPARTING ACFT.

Narrative: I GAVE A STUDENT FLT INSTRUCTION FOR A PVT HELI RATING IN A ROBINSON R22 HELI. ON ALL OUR TRAINING FLTS, BEFORE HIS SOLO, I HAD NEVER THE FEELING THAT HE HAD PROBS WITH THE RADIO COMS. AFTER HIS FIRST SOLO HE CONTINUED WITH HIS SOLO FLTS, PARALLEL TO HIS INSTRUCTED FLTS. DURING SEP/98 HE CROSSED THE ACTIVE RWY WITHOUT A CLRNC FROM THE ATC ON ONE OF HIS SOLO FLTS. IN THIS CASE, HE CROSSED THE RWY 2 OF HILLSBORO ARPT, OR APPROX 500 FT IN FRONT OF A DEPARTING CESSNA, BECAUSE HE THOUGHT HE WAS CLRED TO CROSS BOTH RWYS. ALSO, THE CESSNA PLT DID A MISTAKE -- HE WAS JUST CLRED TO LAND, BUT HE DID A TOUCH-AND-GO. APPARENTLY, HILLSBORO TWR CLRED HIM FOR A 'N DEP,' BUT TOLD HIM TO REMAIN CLR OF RWY 2. HILLSBORO TWR FILED A RPT ABOUT THE HELI AND CESSNA INCIDENT TO THE FAA. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 415395: I UNDERSTOOD NOW THAT A 'N DEP' WAS APPROVED, AND I WAS CLRED TO CROSS RWY 30. I REPEATED 'XING RWY 30, DEPARTING N, HELI XX.' I THOUGHT THAT I WAS CLRED TO CROSS THE ACTIVE RWY. THE TWR INFORMED AFTER THIS THAT I CROSSED THE RWY 2 WITHOUT CLRNC AND IN FRONT OF A DEPARTING CESSNA, APPROX 500 FT AWAY.

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.