Captain of a B737-800 took evasive action during go around to avoid a helicopter climbing out after ...

Attributes
ACN	477743
Time
Date	200006
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : aus.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : aus.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 17r
Flight Phase	landing : go around
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : aus.tower
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer technician : powerplant technician : airframe
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 7000
ASRS Report	477743
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 200 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error other

Narrative:

We were on short final for runway 17R, passing through 1000 ft AGL with the first officer flying. The tower had landing traffic rolling out on runway 17R, an air carrier Z aircraft in position and holding on runway 17R and a helicopter departing the area. Air carrier Z took too long to roll after being cleared for takeoff and we were instructed to go around. While executing the go around and complying with the tower's go around instructions, I looked out my left window and saw the helicopter approaching us quickly. I took control of the aircraft and maneuvered it so as to avoid the helicopter. TCASII did not warn us of the conflict with a TA. Nor did it give us an RA as we were too low. The tower said that she wasn't talking to the helicopter, apologized to us numerous times, and remarked over and over that the whole situation was her fault. I guess that she just had too many operations going on at once and when things fell apart we got caught in the middle of it all.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF A B737-800 TOOK EVASIVE ACTION DURING GAR TO AVOID A HELI CLBING OUT AFTER TKOF.

Narrative: WE WERE ON SHORT FINAL FOR RWY 17R, PASSING THROUGH 1000 FT AGL WITH THE FO FLYING. THE TWR HAD LNDG TFC ROLLING OUT ON RWY 17R, AN ACR Z ACFT IN POS AND HOLDING ON RWY 17R AND A HELI DEPARTING THE AREA. ACR Z TOOK TOO LONG TO ROLL AFTER BEING CLRED FOR TKOF AND WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO GO AROUND. WHILE EXECUTING THE GAR AND COMPLYING WITH THE TWR'S GAR INSTRUCTIONS, I LOOKED OUT MY L WINDOW AND SAW THE HELI APCHING US QUICKLY. I TOOK CTL OF THE ACFT AND MANEUVERED IT SO AS TO AVOID THE HELI. TCASII DID NOT WARN US OF THE CONFLICT WITH A TA. NOR DID IT GIVE US AN RA AS WE WERE TOO LOW. THE TWR SAID THAT SHE WASN'T TALKING TO THE HELI, APOLOGIZED TO US NUMEROUS TIMES, AND REMARKED OVER AND OVER THAT THE WHOLE SIT WAS HER FAULT. I GUESS THAT SHE JUST HAD TOO MANY OPS GOING ON AT ONCE AND WHEN THINGS FELL APART WE GOT CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF IT ALL.

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.

Captain of a B737-800 took evasive action during go around to avoid a helicopter climbing out after takeoff.