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Pilot of a helicopter observed an executive jet going around beside him when he was 20 ft above the runway during approach to landing at an uncontrolled airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 488702 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200010 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl single value : 20 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual arrival : vfr |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 350 flight time type : 150 |
| ASRS Report | 488702 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : executed go around none taken : unable |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 500 vertical : 400 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was landing using a close in r-hand pattern (as requested by airport manager). The fixed wing pattern was a l-hand pattern. I was flying a slow moving rotorcraft. When about 20 ft above runway, a jet passed me on the right side, turned to the right, did a go around and landed after I was clear of the runway (taxiing back to hangar). I did not have a radio and did not see the jet who must have been above the clouds when I looked on my base leg before turning final to land. The cloud base was around 800 ft AGL. The airport is uncontrolled. Since I was flying under 700 ft AGL, I was not in class east airspace, I should 'remain clear of clouds.' the airport is below class east airspace which has a base of 700 ft AGL.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A HELI OBSERVED AN EXECUTIVE JET GOING AROUND BESIDE HIM WHEN HE WAS 20 FT ABOVE THE RWY DURING APCH TO LNDG AT AN UNCTLED ARPT.
Narrative: I WAS LNDG USING A CLOSE IN R-HAND PATTERN (AS REQUESTED BY ARPT MGR). THE FIXED WING PATTERN WAS A L-HAND PATTERN. I WAS FLYING A SLOW MOVING ROTORCRAFT. WHEN ABOUT 20 FT ABOVE RWY, A JET PASSED ME ON THE R SIDE, TURNED TO THE R, DID A GAR AND LANDED AFTER I WAS CLR OF THE RWY (TAXIING BACK TO HANGAR). I DID NOT HAVE A RADIO AND DID NOT SEE THE JET WHO MUST HAVE BEEN ABOVE THE CLOUDS WHEN I LOOKED ON MY BASE LEG BEFORE TURNING FINAL TO LAND. THE CLOUD BASE WAS AROUND 800 FT AGL. THE ARPT IS UNCTLED. SINCE I WAS FLYING UNDER 700 FT AGL, I WAS NOT IN CLASS E AIRSPACE, I SHOULD 'REMAIN CLR OF CLOUDS.' THE ARPT IS BELOW CLASS E AIRSPACE WHICH HAS A BASE OF 700 FT AGL.
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.