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Piper PA32 pilot took evasive action by going around after 2 military helicopters turned onto final one and one half mi ahead of him at an uncontrolled airport with an FSS facility on field.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 540635 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200203 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : missed approach |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 900 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 540635 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 9000 vertical : 150 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
PA32-300 depart from pgsn with 2 passenger at XA55 for pgwt. Flight after 1 min passing reporting point and joining left base for wy 8 pgwt at approximately XB02, I reported left base for runway 8 pgwt. Approximately 1 min after flight beginning to turn final runway 8, 2 military helicopters suddenly reported right base runway 8. At that time the helicopter is turing final in front of me. Approximately 1 - 1 1/2 mi between my aircraft and helicopter about the same level at 700 ft, flight executes missed approach immediately proceeding right side upwind and cross overhead runway and rejoins left downwind for runway 8 to avoid that traffic. After the flight landed pgwt at XB05, I checked with FSS regarding the helicopter reporting status. FSS replied that the helicopter only reported right base runway 8 then landed on pgwt and no further report.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PIPER PA32 PLT TOOK EVASIVE ACTION BY GOING AROUND AFTER 2 MIL HELIS TURNED ONTO FINAL ONE AND ONE HALF MI AHEAD OF HIM AT AN UNCTLED ARPT WITH AN FSS FACILITY ON FIELD.
Narrative: PA32-300 DEPART FROM PGSN WITH 2 PAX AT XA55 FOR PGWT. FLT AFTER 1 MIN PASSING RPTING POINT AND JOINING L BASE FOR WY 8 PGWT AT APPROX XB02, I RPTED L BASE FOR RWY 8 PGWT. APPROX 1 MIN AFTER FLT BEGINNING TO TURN FINAL RWY 8, 2 MIL HELIS SUDDENLY RPTED R BASE RWY 8. AT THAT TIME THE HELI IS TURING FINAL IN FRONT OF ME. APPROX 1 - 1 1/2 MI BTWN MY ACFT AND HELI ABOUT THE SAME LEVEL AT 700 FT, FLT EXECUTES MISSED APCH IMMEDIATELY PROCEEDING R SIDE UPWIND AND CROSS OVERHEAD RWY AND REJOINS L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 8 TO AVOID THAT TFC. AFTER THE FLT LANDED PGWT AT XB05, I CHKED WITH FSS REGARDING THE HELI RPTING STATUS. FSS REPLIED THAT THE HELI ONLY RPTED R BASE RWY 8 THEN LANDED ON PGWT AND NO FURTHER RPT.
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.