Narrative:

During an operational check flight, while on approach to runway, I did not see an airplane that was obviously on short final. I made my approach to the sod adjacent to runway. At about 100 ft AGL, I looked to my left and saw this airplane pass by my aircraft within about 300 ft. I was monitoring unicom frequency and heard no radio calls. I was also flying left traffic pattern as to avoid the flow of fixed wing aircraft. This runway uses right traffic normally. Neither aircraft made any evasive maneuvers. I think this was a case of a high wing aircraft not being able to see up, and a helicopter not having good visibility seeing down on approach. I was also busy monitoring engine instruments as an engine component was being checked.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BK117 HELI PLT HAS NMAC ON APCH TO JWN.

Narrative: DURING AN OPERATIONAL CHK FLT, WHILE ON APCH TO RWY, I DID NOT SEE AN AIRPLANE THAT WAS OBVIOUSLY ON SHORT FINAL. I MADE MY APCH TO THE SOD ADJACENT TO RWY. AT ABOUT 100 FT AGL, I LOOKED TO MY L AND SAW THIS AIRPLANE PASS BY MY ACFT WITHIN ABOUT 300 FT. I WAS MONITORING UNICOM FREQ AND HEARD NO RADIO CALLS. I WAS ALSO FLYING L TFC PATTERN AS TO AVOID THE FLOW OF FIXED WING ACFT. THIS RWY USES R TFC NORMALLY. NEITHER ACFT MADE ANY EVASIVE MANEUVERS. I THINK THIS WAS A CASE OF A HIGH WING ACFT NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE UP, AND A HELI NOT HAVING GOOD VISIBILITY SEEING DOWN ON APCH. I WAS ALSO BUSY MONITORING ENG INSTS AS AN ENG COMPONENT WAS BEING CHKED.

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.