Close proximity commuter small transport on short final and commuter small transport on takeoff roll...

Attributes
ACN	112175
Time
Date	198905
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : oma
State Reference	NE
Altitude	agl bound lower : 100 agl bound upper : 400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : oma tower : mdw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 7700 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	112175
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 200 vertical : 400
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error Pilot Deviation
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

The first officer was conducting a visual approach to runway. 'Flaps full' were called for at the appropriate time--landing assured. The local controller then cleared another scheduled air carrier (commuter) for takeoff west/O delay on runway 35. The departure aircraft was not yet at the runway entrance and still had an estimated 50 ft to the runway. The other pilot acknowledged his departure clearance. I commented to my first officer that this was not going to work and advised him to be prepared for a go around. Our approach was continued until we were over the approach end of the runway 100'. I anticipated the local controller to cancel takeoff clearance of the other aircraft. Instead we were instructed to go around with no specific instructions. The first officer initiated the procedure, I indicated for him to turn right to 350 degrees so that I could keep in view the other aircraft. The other aircraft was airborne beam the tower as were we. We were limited to turning further right because of the elevated terrain. This has not been the first time at oma--just the closest!! It has to stop, regardless of training (ATC) or otherwise.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLOSE PROX COMMUTER SMT ON SHORT FINAL AND COMMUTER SMT ON TKOF ROLL.

Narrative: THE F/O WAS CONDUCTING A VISUAL APCH TO RWY. 'FLAPS FULL' WERE CALLED FOR AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME--LNDG ASSURED. THE LCL CTLR THEN CLRED ANOTHER SCHEDULED ACR (COMMUTER) FOR TKOF W/O DELAY ON RWY 35. THE DEP ACFT WAS NOT YET AT THE RWY ENTRANCE AND STILL HAD AN ESTIMATED 50 FT TO THE RWY. THE OTHER PLT ACKNOWLEDGED HIS DEP CLRNC. I COMMENTED TO MY F/O THAT THIS WAS NOT GOING TO WORK AND ADVISED HIM TO BE PREPARED FOR A GAR. OUR APCH WAS CONTINUED UNTIL WE WERE OVER THE APCH END OF THE RWY 100'. I ANTICIPATED THE LCL CTLR TO CANCEL TKOF CLRNC OF THE OTHER ACFT. INSTEAD WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO GO AROUND WITH NO SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS. THE F/O INITIATED THE PROC, I INDICATED FOR HIM TO TURN RIGHT TO 350 DEGS SO THAT I COULD KEEP IN VIEW THE OTHER ACFT. THE OTHER ACFT WAS AIRBORNE BEAM THE TWR AS WERE WE. WE WERE LIMITED TO TURNING FURTHER RIGHT BECAUSE OF THE ELEVATED TERRAIN. THIS HAS NOT BEEN THE FIRST TIME AT OMA--JUST THE CLOSEST!! IT HAS TO STOP, REGARDLESS OF TRNING (ATC) OR OTHERWISE.

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.