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ZZZ claims pipeline patrol helicopter allowed by facility management to make weekly flts across arrival and departure runways during busy periods.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 580778 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200304 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | Other |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar pilot : instrument |
| Experience | controller radar : 19 controller time certified in position1 : 18 flight time total : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 580778 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe inflight encounter : wake turbulence non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Facility |
| Primary Problem | ATC Facility |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : zzz.tower |
| Airspace Structure | class b : zzz.b |
Narrative:
Pipeline patrol helicopter is allowed by facility management to make a weekly flight during the middle of an air carrier X arrival push and air carrier Y departure push. Numerous heavy aircraft are involved. This is an accident waiting to happen.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZZZ CLAIMS PIPELINE PATROL HELI ALLOWED BY FACILITY MGMNT TO MAKE WKLY FLTS ACROSS ARR AND DEP RWYS DURING BUSY PERIODS.
Narrative: PIPELINE PATROL HELI IS ALLOWED BY FACILITY MGMNT TO MAKE A WEEKLY FLT DURING THE MIDDLE OF AN ACR X ARR PUSH AND ACR Y DEP PUSH. NUMEROUS HEAVY ACFT ARE INVOLVED. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN.
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.