Air carrier X had near midair collision with military spc Y. See and avoid concept.

Attributes
ACN	163813
Time
Date	199011
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : nqx
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : nqx tower : eyw tower : sdl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Experimental
Flight Phase	other
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	observation : observer
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller non radar : 3 controller radar : 2
ASRS Report	163813
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 300
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

While on a duty fam trip returning from key west, fl, I was an observer member of the flight deck on air carrier X an medium large transport. Departing eyw runway 9 we made a left turn to 360 degree military key west evidently called traffic to pilot at 12 O'clock 1000'. All 3 of us saw 2 spc Y pass underneath in the pattern at 1000' MSL as we were climbing through 1300' MSL. I assume they were VFR however, the crew was slightly upset and as a controller I was uncomfortable to be in a climb confign with traffic head on passing that close underneath. Had we not climbed as fast as we had, the potential for disaster would have been unacceptable. As a controller I question the practice of having departures turn into and climb through the nqx traffic pattern.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X HAD NMAC WITH MIL SPC Y. SEE AND AVOID CONCEPT.

Narrative: WHILE ON A DUTY FAM TRIP RETURNING FROM KEY WEST, FL, I WAS AN OBSERVER MEMBER OF THE FLT DECK ON ACR X AN MLG. DEPARTING EYW RWY 9 WE MADE A L TURN TO 360 DEG MIL KEY WEST EVIDENTLY CALLED TFC TO PLT AT 12 O'CLOCK 1000'. ALL 3 OF US SAW 2 SPC Y PASS UNDERNEATH IN THE PATTERN AT 1000' MSL AS WE WERE CLBING THROUGH 1300' MSL. I ASSUME THEY WERE VFR HOWEVER, THE CREW WAS SLIGHTLY UPSET AND AS A CTLR I WAS UNCOMFORTABLE TO BE IN A CLB CONFIGN WITH TFC HEAD ON PASSING THAT CLOSE UNDERNEATH. HAD WE NOT CLBED AS FAST AS WE HAD, THE POTENTIAL FOR DISASTER WOULD HAVE BEEN UNACCEPTABLE. AS A CTLR I QUESTION THE PRACTICE OF HAVING DEPS TURN INTO AND CLB THROUGH THE NQX TFC PATTERN.

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.