Helicopter encountered small aircraft aircraft in see and avoid situation. Took evasive action.

Attributes
ACN	81135
Time
Date	198801
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bdr airport : 0n0
State Reference	CT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 5600
ASRS Report	81135
Person 2
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 150
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

First officer flying aircraft from left seat. Blue and white small aircraft appeared from behind left door post. Small aircraft was level with and approaching from helicopter 10 O'clock position. PF spotted small aircraft, alerted other pilot while making right evasive turn. Captain initiated immediate des, first officer continued to fly the aircraft. Small aircraft passed directly over helicopter with vertical sep of 150'. Helicopter crewmembers did not observe any attitude, heading or altitude change in the small aircraft. Flight continued to jfk west/O incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HELICOPTER ENCOUNTERED SMA ACFT IN SEE AND AVOID SITUATION. TOOK EVASIVE ACTION.

Narrative: F/O FLYING ACFT FROM LEFT SEAT. BLUE AND WHITE SMA APPEARED FROM BEHIND LEFT DOOR POST. SMA WAS LEVEL WITH AND APCHING FROM HELI 10 O'CLOCK POS. PF SPOTTED SMA, ALERTED OTHER PLT WHILE MAKING RIGHT EVASIVE TURN. CAPT INITIATED IMMEDIATE DES, F/O CONTINUED TO FLY THE ACFT. SMA PASSED DIRECTLY OVER HELI WITH VERT SEP OF 150'. HELI CREWMEMBERS DID NOT OBSERVE ANY ATTITUDE, HDG OR ALT CHANGE IN THE SMA. FLT CONTINUED TO JFK W/O INCIDENT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.