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An EMS helicopter pilot reported an near midair collision with two T-45s at low altitude and high speed over a naval air station.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 939468 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201103 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Jet/Long Ranger/206 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | T45 (or T2C) Goshawk |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 75 Flight Crew Total 9000 Flight Crew Type 1000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 500 Vertical 50 |
Narrative:
After departure from a hospital pad I contacted tower for clearance through the airspace. Tower cleared me through the airspace at 800 ft or above and notified me of inbound traffic 8 miles out. I was less than 3 miles from the airfield at the time of receiving the clearance and continued my climb to 800 ft for a midfield crossing on a heading of 060. As I approached the north east side of the airfield a pair of T-45s in formation passed from left to right less than 500 ft in front of and 100 ft above my aircraft. No alerts were given to me by tower; [and] TCAS did not activate until the T-45s were already past me. I estimate the speed of the T-45s to have been in excess of 300 KTS.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An EMS helicopter pilot reported an NMAC with two T-45s at low altitude and high speed over a Naval Air Station.
Narrative: After departure from a hospital pad I contacted Tower for clearance through the airspace. Tower cleared me through the airspace at 800 FT or above and notified me of inbound traffic 8 miles out. I was less than 3 miles from the airfield at the time of receiving the clearance and continued my climb to 800 FT for a midfield crossing on a heading of 060. As I approached the north east side of the airfield a pair of T-45s in formation passed from left to right less than 500 FT in front of and 100 FT above my aircraft. No alerts were given to me by Tower; [and] TCAS did not activate until the T-45s were already past me. I estimate the speed of the T-45s to have been in excess of 300 KTS.
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.