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An SF340 crew takes evasive action during an near midair collision with a blackhawk helicopter 7 mi northeast of ile, tx.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 510909 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200105 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ile.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : grk.tracon artcc : zme.artcc |
| Make Model Name | SF 340B |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : grk.tracon |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Hiller Helicopter, Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 8950 flight time type : 5700 |
| ASRS Report | 510909 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3600 flight time type : 1450 |
| ASRS Report | 510502 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory 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 Airspace Structure |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
From dfw to ile, we were on an IFR flight plan and in contact with gray approach. We were given a clearance to descend from 4000 ft to 2600 ft. Passing 3700 ft, approach advised traffic at our 11 O'clock position, 5 mi at 4000 ft. First officer got traffic in sight. Traffic appeared to be moving left to right. We started a left turn to avoid. Traffic started a descent and TCASII RA sounded. We reacted to alert and climbed 2500 FPM and turned to the left to avoid. Traffic passed off to right and below wing by about 200-300 ft. Once in turn and back, I lost sight of traffic. Traffic was a UH60 military. Supplemental information from acn 510502: we were issued the visual approach. Traffic was spotted by a company check airman on the jump seat performing a line check. PNF called traffic in sight as a blackhawk (UH60) helicopter. Traffic was reported in sight to gray approach. PNF called for a left turn to avoid the traffic. We reported the near midair collision to gray approach.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN SF340 CREW TAKES EVASIVE ACTION DURING AN NMAC WITH A BLACKHAWK HELI 7 MI NE OF ILE, TX.
Narrative: FROM DFW TO ILE, WE WERE ON AN IFR FLT PLAN AND IN CONTACT WITH GRAY APCH. WE WERE GIVEN A CLRNC TO DSND FROM 4000 FT TO 2600 FT. PASSING 3700 FT, APCH ADVISED TFC AT OUR 11 O'CLOCK POS, 5 MI AT 4000 FT. FO GOT TFC IN SIGHT. TFC APPEARED TO BE MOVING L TO R. WE STARTED A L TURN TO AVOID. TFC STARTED A DSCNT AND TCASII RA SOUNDED. WE REACTED TO ALERT AND CLBED 2500 FPM AND TURNED TO THE L TO AVOID. TFC PASSED OFF TO R AND BELOW WING BY ABOUT 200-300 FT. ONCE IN TURN AND BACK, I LOST SIGHT OF TFC. TFC WAS A UH60 MIL. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 510502: WE WERE ISSUED THE VISUAL APCH. TFC WAS SPOTTED BY A COMPANY CHK AIRMAN ON THE JUMP SEAT PERFORMING A LINE CHK. PNF CALLED TFC IN SIGHT AS A BLACKHAWK (UH60) HELI. TFC WAS RPTED IN SIGHT TO GRAY APCH. PNF CALLED FOR A L TURN TO AVOID THE TFC. WE RPTED THE NMAC TO GRAY APCH.
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.