Bell departing apc has miscom with tower controller; and overflies landing aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	716351
Time
Date	200610
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : apc.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : apc.tower tower : cyul.tower
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Bell Helicopter Textron Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : apc.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna Aircraft Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 7600 flight time type : 275
ASRS Report	716351
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : required legal separation other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 300
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

While departing apc in a helicopter; I was given a clearance to depart as requested with no TA's. The clearance was to depart off taxiway a; with an eastbound turnout. While flying over the runway numbers of runway 24; I noticed a small cessna touching down directly below me. I was not told about the traffic before that point. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the bell pilot believes that he adhered to his clearance. No TA's were given and no instructions to avoid overflying runway 24. The controller became verbally abusive and a shouting match ensued; which didn't answer any questions about why this incident occurred.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BELL DEPARTING APC HAS MISCOM WITH TWR CTLR; AND OVERFLIES LNDG ACFT.

Narrative: WHILE DEPARTING APC IN A HELI; I WAS GIVEN A CLRNC TO DEPART AS REQUESTED WITH NO TA'S. THE CLRNC WAS TO DEPART OFF TXWY A; WITH AN EBOUND TURNOUT. WHILE FLYING OVER THE RWY NUMBERS OF RWY 24; I NOTICED A SMALL CESSNA TOUCHING DOWN DIRECTLY BELOW ME. I WAS NOT TOLD ABOUT THE TFC BEFORE THAT POINT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE BELL PLT BELIEVES THAT HE ADHERED TO HIS CLRNC. NO TA'S WERE GIVEN AND NO INSTRUCTIONS TO AVOID OVERFLYING RWY 24. THE CTLR BECAME VERBALLY ABUSIVE AND A SHOUTING MATCH ENSUED; WHICH DIDN'T ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHY THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED.

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.