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A PA18 pilot reported that a tower controller allowed a helicopter to land on pad next to where he was told to hold and the rotor wash momentarily lifted a wheel off the taxiway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 898346 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201007 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-18/19 Super Cub |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Instructor |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Flight Engineer Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 90 Flight Crew Total 18000 Flight Crew Type 5000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Aircraft |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 100 |
Narrative:
Ground control said hold position for landing helicopter. Aircraft was on a taxiway; marked; with centerline. Helipad is adjacent to taxiway. Rotor wash was strong enough to lift one wheel off the pavement for a very brief time. This aircraft was 1250 pounds with two 180 pound pilots and 20 gallons fuel on board - 1720 pounds. Its hangar-mate has an empty weight of 800 pounds; so it is possible that; had we chosen the lighter aircraft (identical wing; fuselage; tail) this would not be a NASA report; but a damage report.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA18 pilot reported that a Tower Controller allowed a helicopter to land on pad next to where he was told to hold and the rotor wash momentarily lifted a wheel off the taxiway.
Narrative: Ground Control said hold position for landing helicopter. Aircraft was on a taxiway; marked; with centerline. Helipad is adjacent to taxiway. Rotor wash was strong enough to lift one wheel off the pavement for a very brief time. This aircraft was 1250 LBS with two 180 LB pilots and 20 gallons fuel on board - 1720 LBS. Its hangar-mate has an empty weight of 800 LBS; so it is possible that; had we chosen the lighter aircraft (identical wing; fuselage; tail) this would not be a NASA report; but a damage report.
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.