Instructor pilot reported an near midair collision event immediately after takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	1751457
Time
Date	202007
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	M54.Airport
State Reference	TN
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft High Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	Landing
Route In Use	None
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Instructor
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Commercial
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 130 Flight Crew Total 515 Flight Crew Type 195
Events
Anomaly	Conflict NMAC Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude Deviation - Track / Heading All Types
Miss Distance	Horizontal 100

Narrative:

I was with a student pilot as we were taking off runway 19 and departing to the south. At approximately 500 ft. AGL and 1/2 mile south of the airport aircraft Y crossed our flight path at the same altitude. We had to nose down and make a right turn to avoid a collision.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Instructor pilot reported an NMAC event immediately after takeoff.

Narrative: I was with a student pilot as we were taking off Runway 19 and departing to the south. At approximately 500 ft. AGL and 1/2 mile south of the airport Aircraft Y crossed our flight path at the same altitude. We had to nose down and make a right turn to avoid a collision.

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.