Student pilot making first solo flight did not see small transport on long straight-in final at uncontrolled airport and took off. Small transport overtook the small aircraft passing in close proximity.

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Attributes
ACN	159886
Time
Date	199010
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fws
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	landing : go around
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 500 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	159886
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	other other : other
Experience	flight time total : 10
ASRS Report	159887
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 100 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After doing his run-up my student looked for traffic, and after he was sure that there were no aircraft on the traffic pattern he reported taking the active 35 to remain in the traffic pattern. He didn't hear nor see the X that reported 3 mi final for runway 35. When I saw the aircraft it was about 2 mi final and at this time my student had already started the takeoff roll. When the X was almost touching down, my student was lifting off, and at the time the X decided to go around my student was starting his climb. My student flew over the runway and the small transport X passed over my student at about 4500' from the beginning of the runway and close to him. As soon as my student landed he explained what happened and we tried to find the X pilot to tell him the we were sorry, but we had no success in finding him. It was my student's first solo. The problem arose because the X pilot flew a straight-in approach. My student was familiar with the FAA traffic pattern procedures and consequently didn't expect a straight-in entry. He made sure that there were no aircraft on the traffic pattern, but he didn't see the small transport that was in a 4 mi final straight-in approach.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: STUDENT PLT MAKING FIRST SOLO FLT DID NOT SEE SMT ON LONG STRAIGHT-IN FINAL AT UNCONTROLLED ARPT AND TOOK OFF. SMT OVERTOOK THE SMA PASSING IN CLOSE PROX.

Narrative: AFTER DOING HIS RUN-UP MY STUDENT LOOKED FOR TFC, AND AFTER HE WAS SURE THAT THERE WERE NO ACFT ON THE TFC PATTERN HE RPTED TAKING THE ACTIVE 35 TO REMAIN IN THE TFC PATTERN. HE DIDN'T HEAR NOR SEE THE X THAT RPTED 3 MI FINAL FOR RWY 35. WHEN I SAW THE ACFT IT WAS ABOUT 2 MI FINAL AND AT THIS TIME MY STUDENT HAD ALREADY STARTED THE TKOF ROLL. WHEN THE X WAS ALMOST TOUCHING DOWN, MY STUDENT WAS LIFTING OFF, AND AT THE TIME THE X DECIDED TO GO AROUND MY STUDENT WAS STARTING HIS CLB. MY STUDENT FLEW OVER THE RWY AND THE SMT X PASSED OVER MY STUDENT AT ABOUT 4500' FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE RWY AND CLOSE TO HIM. AS SOON AS MY STUDENT LANDED HE EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED AND WE TRIED TO FIND THE X PLT TO TELL HIM THE WE WERE SORRY, BUT WE HAD NO SUCCESS IN FINDING HIM. IT WAS MY STUDENT'S FIRST SOLO. THE PROB AROSE BECAUSE THE X PLT FLEW A STRAIGHT-IN APCH. MY STUDENT WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE FAA TFC PATTERN PROCS AND CONSEQUENTLY DIDN'T EXPECT A STRAIGHT-IN ENTRY. HE MADE SURE THAT THERE WERE NO ACFT ON THE TFC PATTERN, BUT HE DIDN'T SEE THE SMT THAT WAS IN A 4 MI FINAL STRAIGHT-IN APCH.

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