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A cpr helicopter captain misunderstood mmu tower instructions, causing a lear jet to execute a go around.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 583036 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200305 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mmu.airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mmu.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Gates Learjet Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : go around |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 576 |
| ASRS Report | 583036 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : far non adherence : clearance non adherence : required legal separation |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : executed go around |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
As captain on a helicopter, I was cleared to land at intxns of txwys a and D on west side of runway 5 in use. I was approaching from the northeast. After landing and beginning taxi, a comment was heard on tower frequency and I observed either an immediate departure or a go around by a lear jet on the active behind us. It was not apparent by myself or my crew member that we had caused a go around by the lear. I called mmu tower to ask if the comment heard was about our aircraft. The tower operator said yes, the lear had initiated a go around due to the helicopter crossing its intended landing zone. Tower advised me that he had said, and intended, for me to cross high overhead, or midfield. I honestly either missed the clearance or misunderstood the instructions, I cannot recall. I do not believe either crew member was aware of the landing aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CPR HELI CAPT MISUNDERSTOOD MMU TOWER INSTRUCTIONS, CAUSING A LEAR JET TO EXECUTE A GAR.
Narrative: AS CAPT ON A HELI, I WAS CLRED TO LAND AT INTXNS OF TXWYS A AND D ON W SIDE OF RWY 5 IN USE. I WAS APCHING FROM THE NE. AFTER LNDG AND BEGINNING TAXI, A COMMENT WAS HEARD ON TWR FREQ AND I OBSERVED EITHER AN IMMEDIATE DEP OR A GAR BY A LEAR JET ON THE ACTIVE BEHIND US. IT WAS NOT APPARENT BY MYSELF OR MY CREW MEMBER THAT WE HAD CAUSED A GAR BY THE LEAR. I CALLED MMU TWR TO ASK IF THE COMMENT HEARD WAS ABOUT OUR ACFT. THE TWR OPERATOR SAID YES, THE LEAR HAD INITIATED A GAR DUE TO THE HELI XING ITS INTENDED LNDG ZONE. TWR ADVISED ME THAT HE HAD SAID, AND INTENDED, FOR ME TO CROSS HIGH OVERHEAD, OR MIDFIELD. I HONESTLY EITHER MISSED THE CLRNC OR MISUNDERSTOOD THE INSTRUCTIONS, I CANNOT RECALL. I DO NOT BELIEVE EITHER CREW MEMBER WAS AWARE OF THE LNDG 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.