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A pilot reports impact debris from a departing helicopter on myf taxiway intersection G and intersection H near fuel pits.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 687726 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200602 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : myf.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : myf.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : myf.tower |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 40 |
| ASRS Report | 687726 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe ground encounters : fod other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Airport ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
Instructed by ground controller to hold for helicopter departure. Large helicopter area adjacent to turnoff 'G' south of runway 28L (surrounding fuel pit). On takeoff; helicopter was close enough to spray abrasive dust/small stones; etc; on my face. Goggles/helmet protected portions of my skin/eyes. No injury resulted; but it is clear that injury from this type of operation is possible. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that myf tower apologized for allowing the helicopter operation so near his aircraft. The reporter still feels the helipad should be located elsewhere because of its current location near the fuel pit and its proximity to a busy taxiway intersection. He feels a better location would be near the city pad between the ramp and taxiway J.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PLT RPTS IMPACT DEBRIS FROM A DEPARTING HELI ON MYF TXWY INTXN G AND INTXN H NEAR FUEL PITS.
Narrative: INSTRUCTED BY GND CTLR TO HOLD FOR HELI DEP. LARGE HELI AREA ADJACENT TO TURNOFF 'G' S OF RWY 28L (SURROUNDING FUEL PIT). ON TKOF; HELI WAS CLOSE ENOUGH TO SPRAY ABRASIVE DUST/SMALL STONES; ETC; ON MY FACE. GOGGLES/HELMET PROTECTED PORTIONS OF MY SKIN/EYES. NO INJURY RESULTED; BUT IT IS CLR THAT INJURY FROM THIS TYPE OF OP IS POSSIBLE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT MYF TWR APOLOGIZED FOR ALLOWING THE HELI OP SO NEAR HIS ACFT. THE RPTR STILL FEELS THE HELIPAD SHOULD BE LOCATED ELSEWHERE BECAUSE OF ITS CURRENT LOCATION NEAR THE FUEL PIT AND ITS PROX TO A BUSY TXWY INTXN. HE FEELS A BETTER LOCATION WOULD BE NEAR THE CITY PAD BTWN THE RAMP AND TXWY J.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.