Near midair collision with helicopter after evasive action had been taken from mlt.

Attributes
ACN	87408
Time
Date	198805
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : nel airport : n12
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1200 msl bound upper : 1200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ric
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Military Transport
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 17 flight time total : 224
ASRS Report	87408
Person 2
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : military
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

My aircraft had just departed runway 24 at lakewood and was in a climb at a course heading of 330 for princeton, nj. I was approximately 10 mi northeast of lakehurst when I observed a naval air transport jet approximately 2 mi to my right and 500' above heading in approximately the same direction. When the plane reached approximately 2 O'clock it made a left descending turn in my direction. It was necessary to make a sharp right descending turn to avoid its path. The plane passed approximately 1 mi from me. This incident did not overly concern me because of the distance between us. My transponder was turned on when I first observed the aircraft to 1200 but does not have an altitude encoder. Approximately 1 minute later a helicopter buzzed me from the 2 O'clock direction and passed directly overhead approximately 200' above. It made no evasive action and appeared to intentionally take this course of action.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC WITH HELICOPTER AFTER EVASIVE ACTION HAD BEEN TAKEN FROM MLT.

Narrative: MY ACFT HAD JUST DEPARTED RWY 24 AT LAKEWOOD AND WAS IN A CLIMB AT A COURSE HDG OF 330 FOR PRINCETON, NJ. I WAS APPROX 10 MI NE OF LAKEHURST WHEN I OBSERVED A NAVAL AIR TRANSPORT JET APPROX 2 MI TO MY RIGHT AND 500' ABOVE HDG IN APPROX THE SAME DIRECTION. WHEN THE PLANE REACHED APPROX 2 O'CLOCK IT MADE A LEFT DESCENDING TURN IN MY DIRECTION. IT WAS NECESSARY TO MAKE A SHARP RIGHT DESCENDING TURN TO AVOID ITS PATH. THE PLANE PASSED APPROX 1 MI FROM ME. THIS INCIDENT DID NOT OVERLY CONCERN ME BECAUSE OF THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US. MY XPONDER WAS TURNED ON WHEN I FIRST OBSERVED THE ACFT TO 1200 BUT DOES NOT HAVE AN ALT ENCODER. APPROX 1 MINUTE LATER A HELI BUZZED ME FROM THE 2 O'CLOCK DIRECTION AND PASSED DIRECTLY OVERHEAD APPROX 200' ABOVE. IT MADE NO EVASIVE ACTION AND APPEARED TO INTENTIONALLY TAKE THIS COURSE OF ACTION.

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.