A pilot reported departing sbp runway 15 with calm winds and having a near-miss with a fixed wing pi...

Attributes
ACN	1088842
Time
Date	201305
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	SPB.Airport
State Reference	OR
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Amateur/Home Built/Experimental
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 1400 Flight Crew Type 150
Events
Anomaly	Conflict NMAC Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Incursion Taxiway
Miss Distance	Horizontal 200 Vertical 50

Narrative:

Calm winds prevailed on arrival. Traffic was using [runway] 33. I landed and fueled. Calm wind runway at spb is runway 15. I prepared to takeoff and announced on the radio that calm wind runway was 15 and winds where calm. I again announced I was holding for 15. Inbound traffic started to announce their 45's for 15; including one aircraft turning base on 15. I announced my departure on 15 and rolled. A fixed wing pilot who fueled ahead was non-responsive. I assumed he was holding on 33 and heard my intentions. Upon rotating I sidestepped to the west of the runway approximately 50 ft. The low wing came into view rolling on 33. It was immediately obvious he saw me and side stepped to the east. I announced that two aircraft; a red and yellow biplane and a low wing aircraft where departing in separate directions; 15 and 33 to alert other traffic. Other traffic acknowledged. The departing low wing aircraft announced he was crosswind 33 and I announced I was crosswind 15. We went our separate ways. The two aircraft maintained visual separation at all times. I estimate we passed each other no closer than 250 ft. The low wing aircraft was not using his radio which led to the event and was not following local procedure to use [the] calm wind runway 15.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A pilot reported departing SBP Runway 15 with calm winds and having a near-miss with a fixed wing pilot departing Runway 33 who did not utilize CTAF communications procedures. Both pilots side stepped to avoid a collision.

Narrative: Calm winds prevailed on arrival. Traffic was using [Runway] 33. I landed and fueled. Calm wind runway at SPB is Runway 15. I prepared to takeoff and announced on the radio that calm wind runway was 15 and winds where calm. I again announced I was holding for 15. Inbound traffic started to announce their 45's for 15; including one aircraft turning base on 15. I announced my departure on 15 and rolled. A fixed wing pilot who fueled ahead was non-responsive. I assumed he was holding on 33 and heard my intentions. Upon rotating I sidestepped to the west of the runway approximately 50 FT. The low wing came into view rolling on 33. It was immediately obvious he saw me and side stepped to the east. I announced that two aircraft; a red and yellow biplane and a low wing aircraft where departing in separate directions; 15 and 33 to alert other traffic. Other traffic acknowledged. The departing low wing aircraft announced he was crosswind 33 and I announced I was crosswind 15. We went our separate ways. The two aircraft maintained visual separation at all times. I estimate we passed each other no closer than 250 FT. The low wing aircraft was not using his radio which led to the event and was not following local procedure to use [the] calm wind Runway 15.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.

A pilot reported departing sbp runway 15 with calm winds and having a near-miss with a fixed wing pilot departing runway 33 who did not utilize CTAF communications procedures. Both pilots side stepped to avoid a collision.