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A B767-300 flight crew departing from hnl noticed a helicopter drifting across their flight path just after liftoff. They adjusted their climb to pass below the helicopter.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 832229 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200904 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | HNL.Airport |
| State Reference | HI |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 0 Vertical 300 |
Narrative:
On takeoff roll hnl; runway 22L; we noticed a dark helicopter also taking off down field; parallel to runway 22L along lagoon drive. On rotation; I was surprised and noticed the helicopter started to drift over our runway. Eventually; the helicopter drifted over our climb flight path. I shallowed our climb rate immediately after rotation to keep us under the helicopter and continued a normal climb after passing under him. Our estimate of passing distance of both aircraft was approximately 300 ft. We received no TCAS RA as we were under 500 ft. It was a busy afternoon and I avoided query to the tower. When time permitted; we did query hcf center about the helicopter; but they had no information.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767-300 flight crew departing from HNL noticed a helicopter drifting across their flight path just after liftoff. They adjusted their climb to pass below the helicopter.
Narrative: On takeoff roll HNL; Runway 22L; we noticed a dark helicopter also taking off down field; parallel to Runway 22L along Lagoon Drive. On rotation; I was surprised and noticed the helicopter started to drift over our runway. Eventually; the helicopter drifted over our climb flight path. I shallowed our climb rate immediately after rotation to keep us under the helicopter and continued a normal climb after passing under him. Our estimate of passing distance of both aircraft was approximately 300 FT. We received no TCAS RA as we were under 500 FT. It was a busy afternoon and I avoided query to the Tower. When time permitted; we did query HCF Center about the helicopter; but they had no information.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.