A 50 ft near midair collision between helicopter's operating offshore in the gulf of mexico.

Attributes
ACN	560378
Time
Date	200207
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zhu.artcc
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhu.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Jet Ranger/Kiowa/206
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute : other oceanic enroute other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 4300 flight time type : 850
ASRS Report	560378
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 50 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

In cruise flight at 800 ft AGL, approximately 10 mi northwest of platform, eugene island, I was forced to execute an evasive maneuver (abrupt climb) in order to miss another helicopter that was about to hit my port side. The WX was clear with 10+ mi visibility. Obviously the other aircraft did not see me, nor I him, until just prior to an imminent collision. Recommend all aircraft be fitted with strobe kits and/or collision avoidance kits.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A 50 FT NMAC BTWN HELI'S OPERATING OFFSHORE IN THE GULF OF MEXICO.

Narrative: IN CRUISE FLT AT 800 FT AGL, APPROX 10 MI NW OF PLATFORM, EUGENE ISLAND, I WAS FORCED TO EXECUTE AN EVASIVE MANEUVER (ABRUPT CLB) IN ORDER TO MISS ANOTHER HELI THAT WAS ABOUT TO HIT MY PORT SIDE. THE WX WAS CLR WITH 10+ MI VISIBILITY. OBVIOUSLY THE OTHER ACFT DID NOT SEE ME, NOR I HIM, UNTIL JUST PRIOR TO AN IMMINENT COLLISION. RECOMMEND ALL ACFT BE FITTED WITH STROBE KITS AND/OR COLLISION AVOIDANCE KITS.

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.