ASRS Reports

This incident highlights the importance of CFIs setting a good example in the air and on the ground. The pilot of the Pipistrel could have gone around early, made professional radio calls, and conducted a friendly debriefing on the ground.

The helicopter quickly began to move forward toward our location and within approximately 50 feet from our location the helicopter quickly turned right, narrowly missing us.

Even my skydivers said they had not seen a plane that close from the air before. I would estimate their aircraft was about 300-600 feet below my aircraft.

What I learned is simulator training with critical situations would be beneficial.

If I was threat why didn’t they tell me to stop as I went down Zulu?

I spotted him about 200 feet horizontally and 50 feet above me headed toward the airport. I took evasive action and broadcast on the CTAF that he said he was 10 miles west. He responded, “oh sorry, I guess it was 5 miles.”

As I was about to touch down, I heard one airplane say to another airplane, “Did you see that? That guy was crazy! He was only a couple hundred feet from me!”

I found out that an airport employee had given permission for an individual to drive his pickup truck out onto the active runway to look for a hubcap!

I watched in horror as the airplane turned left base directly into my student and I at the exact same altitude.