 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
C172 and helicopter experience near midair collision in traffic pattern. Cite local controller failure to provide timely traffic information.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 764930 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200712 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 611 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 764930 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airspace Structure Aircraft ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
A helicopter was climbing through 11000 ft MSL and we were in the pattern turning right to enter a left base for runway 7; also at 1100 ft MSL. The controller did not call out traffic until the helicopter was past us. He was less than 150 ft from our aircraft. We nearly hit the helicopter 4 NM west of runway 7.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 AND HELI EXPERIENCE NMAC IN TRAFFIC PATTERN. CITE LCL CTLR FAILURE TO PROVIDE TIMELY TRAFFIC INFORMATION.
Narrative: A HELI WAS CLBING THROUGH 11000 FT MSL AND WE WERE IN THE PATTERN TURNING R TO ENTER A L BASE FOR RWY 7; ALSO AT 1100 FT MSL. THE CTLR DID NOT CALL OUT TFC UNTIL THE HELI WAS PAST US. HE WAS LESS THAN 150 FT FROM OUR ACFT. WE NEARLY HIT THE HELI 4 NM W OF RWY 7.
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.