Near midair collision between communication-small aircraft and GA-small aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	98140
Time
Date	198811
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ogg
State Reference	HI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 500 msl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ogg tower : bos
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 235 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	98140
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 200 vertical : 300
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Flight left ogg for hnm at 500' and a mi off shore. We left ogg departure just past opana point (eastbound). Not even a minute after the frequency change the copilot yells, turn left. We were empty so I made a steep turn to the left to evade whatever was there. The first officer said it was a helicopter. I could not see the helicopter from my side. We had just made a position report on 122.9 for other traffic on the north shore of maui. The helicopter did not say anything at that time. (Opana point is almost 10 NM east of ogg on the north shore of maui). According to the first officer the turn was needed to avoid it from coming any closer to us or we to it.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BETWEEN COM-SMA AND GA-SMA.

Narrative: FLT LEFT OGG FOR HNM AT 500' AND A MI OFF SHORE. WE LEFT OGG DEP JUST PAST OPANA POINT (EBND). NOT EVEN A MINUTE AFTER THE FREQ CHANGE THE COPLT YELLS, TURN L. WE WERE EMPTY SO I MADE A STEEP TURN TO THE L TO EVADE WHATEVER WAS THERE. THE F/O SAID IT WAS A HELI. I COULD NOT SEE THE HELI FROM MY SIDE. WE HAD JUST MADE A POS RPT ON 122.9 FOR OTHER TFC ON THE N SHORE OF MAUI. THE HELI DID NOT SAY ANYTHING AT THAT TIME. (OPANA POINT IS ALMOST 10 NM E OF OGG ON THE N SHORE OF MAUI). ACCORDING TO THE F/O THE TURN WAS NEEDED TO AVOID IT FROM COMING ANY CLOSER TO US OR WE TO IT.

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.