 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
An SK76 helicopter passing north of the ewr airport on a class B transition route causes a go around by an air carrier jet on final approach to the airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 616408 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200405 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewr.airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl single value : 800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ewr.tower tower : azo.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | S-76/S-76 Mark II |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ewr.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 12000 |
| ASRS Report | 616408 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne critical |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : radar/mode c aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory flight crew : took evasive action flight crew : executed go around |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Airspace Structure |
Narrative:
We were cleared on the '280 route' by ewr TCA at 800 ft. This is a published, constantly used helicopter route between mmu and new york city, passing just north of the newark airport. Incoming traffic to ewr on the ILS is pointed out to the helicopter's and we confirm visually and avoid the arrs. While on this route, ATC pointed out a jet on approach and we had visual contact and advised ATC. We then saw the jet initiate a go around. We asked ATC if this was because of us and he said evidently. The jet's TCASII resolution went off and their policy is to go around. He said the same thing happened earlier that day (but not to us). I think that if the arrs into ewr are aware of the '280 route' and to expect crossing helicopters, this would not happen again. I've been using this route in a helicopter for 15+ yrs and this is the first go around I've seen, evidently caused by our being 'too close' to an incoming airliner. At no time was the safety of the airliner on approach, or our own safety going through his approach path on the localizer, jeopardized.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN SK76 HELI PASSING N OF THE EWR ARPT ON A CLASS B TRANSITION RTE CAUSES A GAR BY AN ACR JET ON FINAL APCH TO THE ARPT.
Narrative: WE WERE CLRED ON THE '280 RTE' BY EWR TCA AT 800 FT. THIS IS A PUBLISHED, CONSTANTLY USED HELI RTE BTWN MMU AND NEW YORK CITY, PASSING JUST N OF THE NEWARK ARPT. INCOMING TFC TO EWR ON THE ILS IS POINTED OUT TO THE HELI'S AND WE CONFIRM VISUALLY AND AVOID THE ARRS. WHILE ON THIS RTE, ATC POINTED OUT A JET ON APCH AND WE HAD VISUAL CONTACT AND ADVISED ATC. WE THEN SAW THE JET INITIATE A GAR. WE ASKED ATC IF THIS WAS BECAUSE OF US AND HE SAID EVIDENTLY. THE JET'S TCASII RESOLUTION WENT OFF AND THEIR POLICY IS TO GO AROUND. HE SAID THE SAME THING HAPPENED EARLIER THAT DAY (BUT NOT TO US). I THINK THAT IF THE ARRS INTO EWR ARE AWARE OF THE '280 RTE' AND TO EXPECT XING HELIS, THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. I'VE BEEN USING THIS RTE IN A HELI FOR 15+ YRS AND THIS IS THE FIRST GAR I'VE SEEN, EVIDENTLY CAUSED BY OUR BEING 'TOO CLOSE' TO AN INCOMING AIRLINER. AT NO TIME WAS THE SAFETY OF THE AIRLINER ON APCH, OR OUR OWN SAFETY GOING THROUGH HIS APCH PATH ON THE LOC, JEOPARDIZED.
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.