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PA28 makes evasive maneuver even though inbound helicopter reports aircraft in sight. Other pilot admits seeing wrong aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 523661 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200108 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hpn.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl single value : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : hpn.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : hpn.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual approach : traffic pattern |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1000 flight time type : 900 |
| ASRS Report | 523661 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 750 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Was doing touch and goes at home airport base on runway 29. Flying downwind directly into the sun. Other aircraft was flying from the north to land (helicopter). The other aircraft was asked by tower to report me in sight. The pilot reported me in sight and was cleared to land. He was told to maintain visual contact. He flew at the same altitude and I dived 100 ft to make sure we had clearance! I then told the tower that the helicopter must not have had me in sight. The helicopter pilot then admitted he picked up the wrong aircraft (Z)! Contributing factor: sun was setting in my eyes making it difficult to scan for other aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA28 MAKES EVASIVE MANEUVER EVEN THOUGH INBOUND HELI RPTS ACFT IN SIGHT. OTHER PLT ADMITS SEEING WRONG ACFT.
Narrative: WAS DOING TOUCH AND GOES AT HOME ARPT BASE ON RWY 29. FLYING DOWNWIND DIRECTLY INTO THE SUN. OTHER ACFT WAS FLYING FROM THE N TO LAND (HELI). THE OTHER ACFT WAS ASKED BY TWR TO RPT ME IN SIGHT. THE PLT RPTED ME IN SIGHT AND WAS CLRED TO LAND. HE WAS TOLD TO MAINTAIN VISUAL CONTACT. HE FLEW AT THE SAME ALT AND I DIVED 100 FT TO MAKE SURE WE HAD CLRNC! I THEN TOLD THE TWR THAT THE HELI MUST NOT HAVE HAD ME IN SIGHT. THE HELI PLT THEN ADMITTED HE PICKED UP THE WRONG ACFT (Z)! CONTRIBUTING FACTOR: SUN WAS SETTING IN MY EYES MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SCAN FOR OTHER ACFT.
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.