Cleveland Metro Life Flight - Non-injury incident

Date: 9/26/2007 1700 EST

Program: Cleveland Metro Life Flight
	c/o MetroHealth Medical Center
	2500 MetroHealth Drive
	Cleveland, Ohio 44109

Type: S-76A
Tail #: N763MH
Operator/Vendor: EraMED, LLC

Weather: 600' Cealing with 2.5 miles hazy/mist

Team: PIC, SIC, Flight Physician, Flight Nurse Specialist. No injuries reported. No patient. 

Description: 
	Aircraft was involved in a near miss while on short final to Burke
	Lakefront Airport (BKL) Cleveland, Ohio with a local news helicopter,
	around 1700 hours on the 26th of September. The news helicopter was
	cleared to land number 2 behind the Metro Life Flight Sikorsky
	helicopter, who was on short final. The news helicopter was on a 90
	degree converging track with the Metro Life Flight helicopter to the
	runway and came within 200 feet, potentially cutting off the landing
	aircraft. An evasive maneuver was performed by the Metro Life Flight
	pilot at approximately 300 ft AGL to avoid contact. The event is
	currently under investigation

Source: Marek Owca, BSN, MPA, RN, CFRN; Chief Flight Nurse

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