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Helicopter pilot on IFR approach to hum in VMC conditions; experienced near midair collision with VFR helicopter inbound to same airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 763695 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200711 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hum.airport |
| State Reference | LA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : hum.tower tower : zzzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Sikorsky Helicopter Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : hum.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Sikorsky Helicopter Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 85 flight time total : 20293 flight time type : 1900 |
| ASRS Report | 763695 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
While on an IFR approach to houma; la; in VFR conditions; another aircraft was allowed to fly under us to a VFR landing to the same runway. When we both reported the approximately same point; we broke off the approach to proceed to our VFR landing site at a helicopter pad.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: HELI PLT ON IFR APCH TO HUM IN VMC CONDITIONS; EXPERIENCED NMAC WITH VFR HELI INBOUND TO SAME ARPT.
Narrative: WHILE ON AN IFR APCH TO HOUMA; LA; IN VFR CONDITIONS; ANOTHER ACFT WAS ALLOWED TO FLY UNDER US TO A VFR LNDG TO THE SAME RWY. WHEN WE BOTH RPTED THE APPROX SAME POINT; WE BROKE OFF THE APCH TO PROCEED TO OUR VFR LNDG SITE AT A HELI PAD.
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.