<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1613044, January 2019

Saab 340 pilot reported the tower cleared an aircraft for takeoff resulting in a conflict with them as they were conducting an approach.

Attributes
ACN	1613044
Time
Date	201901
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	MYGF.Tower
State Reference	FO
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	SF 340B
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural Clearance

Narrative:

Freeport approach instructed me to descend to 1;600 feet and then cleared me for the VOR 24 Z approach and to contact freeport tower. Approaching the VOR for the outbound leg; tower cleared another aircraft for departure on runway 24. At approximately 3 miles from the VOR the 'traffic' alert sounded. I asked the position of the departing traffic and the tower controller said 'no factor.' the departing traffic said 'it would have been nice if they were informed about the possible conflicting traffic and that they almost got a heart attack.' I continued the approach and landed safely. After landing I asked why it was necessary to launch an aircraft into my approach path considering we were the only aircraft in the area. Tower advised me that I should have been at 2;000 feet. Tower control had no communication with approach that I was cleared to 1;600 feet and to commence the approach. I insist on better communication between approach and tower control in freeport.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Saab 340 pilot reported the Tower cleared an aircraft for takeoff resulting in a conflict with them as they were conducting an approach.

Narrative: Freeport Approach instructed me to descend to 1;600 feet and then cleared me for the VOR 24 Z Approach and to contact Freeport Tower. Approaching the VOR for the outbound leg; Tower cleared another aircraft for departure on Runway 24. At approximately 3 miles from the VOR the 'traffic' alert sounded. I asked the position of the departing traffic and the Tower Controller said 'no factor.' The departing traffic said 'it would have been nice if they were informed about the possible conflicting traffic and that they almost got a heart attack.' I continued the approach and landed safely. After landing I asked why it was necessary to launch an aircraft into my approach path considering we were the only aircraft in the area. Tower advised me that I should have been at 2;000 feet. Tower control had no communication with approach that I was cleared to 1;600 feet and to commence the approach. I insist on better communication between Approach and Tower Control in Freeport.

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.