Deping BE90 initiates evasive turn to avoid class D transiting helicopter.

Attributes
ACN	533685
Time
Date	200112
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dxr.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	King Air C90 E90
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 3200 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	533685
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	vertical : 800
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

I was cleared thru ZZZ, us delta airspace from the south. I was on a medavac mission. I was just crossing the approach end of runway 10, when the controller on duty called out a departure king air. The controller also pointed me out to him. As I looked out of my 9 O'clock, the king air was turning left and inside of me. I took no evasive action. However, the turn by the king air was. After I had dropped off my patient and crew, I landed a tzzz and called the tower. The controller was sorry for not calling him out ot me earlier. I asked if the king air pilot was upset over this and the controller said they were not sure. Two factors I believe caused this: I failed to see the kng air on the runway and the controller did not point out the king air until he was airborne.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DEPING BE90 INITIATES EVASIVE TURN TO AVOID CLASS D TRANSITING HELICOPTER.

Narrative: I WAS CLRED THRU ZZZ, U.S. DELTA AIRSPACE FROM THE SOUTH. I WAS ON A MEDAVAC MISSION. I WAS JUST CROSSING THE APCH END OF RWY 10, WHEN THE CTLR ON DUTY CALLED OUT A DEP KING AIR. THE CTLR ALSO POINTED ME OUT TO HIM. AS I LOOKED OUT OF MY 9 O'CLOCK, THE KING AIR WAS TURNING LEFT AND INSIDE OF ME. I TOOK NO EVASIVE ACTION. HOWEVER, THE TURN BY THE KING AIR WAS. AFTER I HAD DROPPED OFF MY PATIENT AND CREW, I LANDED A TZZZ AND CALLED THE TWR. THE CTLR WAS SORRY FOR NOT CALLING HIM OUT OT ME EARLIER. I ASKED IF THE KING AIR PLT WAS UPSET OVER THIS AND THE CTLR SAID THEY WERE NOT SURE. TWO FACTORS I BELIEVE CAUSED THIS: I FAILED TO SEE THE KNG AIR ON THE RWY AND THE CTLR DID NOT POINT OUT THE KING AIR UNTIL HE WAS AIRBORNE.

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.