C182 pilot reportedly upset a tow plane pilot with glider behind by taking off behind them and passi...

Attributes
ACN	1367371
Time
Date	201606
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Sail Plane
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 1600 Flight Crew Type 1600
Events
Anomaly	Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Miss Distance	Horizontal 3000 Vertical 1000

Narrative:

Glider operations were in progress on arrival to pick up aircrew member. I had gone around twice to accommodate the gliders after breaking out into visual conditions at just above minimums. Conditions enroute to search area were IMC. The glider coordinator was told by the crew member being picked up that we would be leaving on an instrument flight plan with a clearance void time and they should wait to take off and launch. However; they departed anyway as I was getting my clearance. I took off and passed well behind and below them. There was never a conflict at any time. However; they were upset since when I stated I saw them I gave an abbreviated report that I saw them above me and I was passing below. Evidently they became irate and attacked the crew member on return. They no doubt also caused everyone else on the airfield to become upset.in order to have avoided the verbal conflict following the flight I should have either not reported traffic or I should have given a more precise report. On the other hand; the glider operations were being performed by people who were reportedly not willing to accept that powered craft can also use the same airfield as they are. They would have prevented a problem if they had an experienced crew chief on hand and if they had waited less than five minutes to take off.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C182 pilot reportedly upset a tow plane pilot with glider behind by taking off behind them and passing within 1000 feet vertically and 3000 feet laterally.

Narrative: Glider operations were in progress on arrival to pick up aircrew member. I had gone around twice to accommodate the gliders after breaking out into visual conditions at just above minimums. Conditions enroute to search area were IMC. The glider coordinator was told by the crew member being picked up that we would be leaving on an Instrument flight plan with a clearance void time and they should wait to take off and launch. However; they departed anyway as I was getting my clearance. I took off and passed well behind and below them. There was never a conflict at any time. However; they were upset since when I stated I saw them I gave an abbreviated report that I saw them above me and I was passing below. Evidently they became irate and attacked the crew member on return. They no doubt also caused everyone else on the airfield to become upset.In order to have avoided the verbal conflict following the flight I should have either not reported traffic or I should have given a more precise report. On the other hand; the glider operations were being performed by people who were reportedly not willing to accept that powered craft can also use the same airfield as they are. They would have prevented a problem if they had an experienced crew chief on hand and if they had waited less than five minutes to take off.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.