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A robinson 22 helicopter taxi hovers in the proximity of a glider tow operation at a non tower airport, causing one aircraft to abort its takeoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 430120 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199903 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : awo.airport |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 5 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Robinson R22 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi ground other : hover other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Route In Use | departure : vfr |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 75 |
| ASRS Report | 430120 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government other |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : required legal separation other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action flight crew : rejected takeoff |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure Airport |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was hover taxiing, looking for setdown/parking spot that would not disturb fixed wing aircraft in area. The grass area to the west of taxiway (parallel to runway 16/34) looked possible. I knew there were operations of small fixed wing and gliders on that grass strip but thought they were embarking from abeam the 16 numbers. If this was the case, the area I proceeded toward would have been very far upwind of rotation area (3000 ft) and 50 ft or more off centerline. I checked visually and saw no traffic. They were departing from a closer parallel. As I neared the area, I was notified by someone on CTAF that I was or was about to encroach the glider/tow operations area. I immediately moved back to taxiway. No evasive action taken or required. An observer (unidented) approached me after I parked (on GA tarmac) and said it was a tow pilot that notified me on the radio and he had started, but then stopped and started again on his takeoff roll.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A ROBINSON 22 HELI TAXI HOVERS IN THE PROX OF A GLIDER TOW OP AT A NON TWR ARPT, CAUSING ONE ACFT TO ABORT ITS TKOF.
Narrative: I WAS HOVER TAXIING, LOOKING FOR SETDOWN/PARKING SPOT THAT WOULD NOT DISTURB FIXED WING ACFT IN AREA. THE GRASS AREA TO THE W OF TXWY (PARALLEL TO RWY 16/34) LOOKED POSSIBLE. I KNEW THERE WERE OPS OF SMALL FIXED WING AND GLIDERS ON THAT GRASS STRIP BUT THOUGHT THEY WERE EMBARKING FROM ABEAM THE 16 NUMBERS. IF THIS WAS THE CASE, THE AREA I PROCEEDED TOWARD WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY FAR UPWIND OF ROTATION AREA (3000 FT) AND 50 FT OR MORE OFF CTRLINE. I CHKED VISUALLY AND SAW NO TFC. THEY WERE DEPARTING FROM A CLOSER PARALLEL. AS I NEARED THE AREA, I WAS NOTIFIED BY SOMEONE ON CTAF THAT I WAS OR WAS ABOUT TO ENCROACH THE GLIDER/TOW OPS AREA. I IMMEDIATELY MOVED BACK TO TXWY. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN OR REQUIRED. AN OBSERVER (UNIDENTED) APCHED ME AFTER I PARKED (ON GA TARMAC) AND SAID IT WAS A TOW PLT THAT NOTIFIED ME ON THE RADIO AND HE HAD STARTED, BUT THEN STOPPED AND STARTED AGAIN ON HIS TKOF ROLL.
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.