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A commercial rated bell 207 helicopter pilot flying offshore in the gulf of mexico takes evasive action to miss a bell 206 observed on tcad.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 435493 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199904 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : gni.ndb |
| State Reference | LA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Jet/Long Ranger |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Jet/Long Ranger |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 435493 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 1500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
Given the direction both aircraft were traveling, #2 was behind #1 center windshield post and from that perspective was seen after looking past the post. I also believe that #1 was behind #2 door post and that was the reason #2 took no action.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A COMMERCIAL RATED BELL 207 HELI PLT FLYING OFFSHORE IN THE GULF OF MEXICO TAKES EVASIVE ACTION TO MISS A BELL 206 OBSERVED ON TCAD.
Narrative: GIVEN THE DIRECTION BOTH ACFT WERE TRAVELING, #2 WAS BEHIND #1 CTR WINDSHIELD POST AND FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE WAS SEEN AFTER LOOKING PAST THE POST. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT #1 WAS BEHIND #2 DOOR POST AND THAT WAS THE REASON #2 TOOK NO ACTION.
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.