Near midair collision.

Attributes
ACN	206667
Time
Date	199203
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tka
State Reference	AK
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1100 msl bound upper : 1100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 24 flight time total : 580
ASRS Report	206667
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far other spatial deviation other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 200 vertical : 30
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Took off from runway 36, standard departure. Overheard another plane report entering left upwind. I was just short of midfield downwind when I heard FSS ask the other aircraft if he had midfield downwind aircraft in sight, which was me. His reply was no. I would guess at this point he was less than 1/4 mi and within 30 ft of my altitude. FSS pointed me out to him rapidly 2 or 3 more times. I don't believe he ever saw me. I was forced to take a hard right descending turn to avoid him. I became aware that he turned a midfield crosswind when FSS asked if he saw me. I believe the situation occurred because he didn't do a standard entry, or cut his upwind short, just beyond midfield. Contributing factors: he was headed west into the afternoon sun and probably having a difficult time seeing. Prevention: pilot education, standard entries are predictable.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC.

Narrative: TOOK OFF FROM RWY 36, STANDARD DEP. OVERHEARD ANOTHER PLANE RPT ENTERING L UPWIND. I WAS JUST SHORT OF MIDFIELD DOWNWIND WHEN I HEARD FSS ASK THE OTHER ACFT IF HE HAD MIDFIELD DOWNWIND ACFT IN SIGHT, WHICH WAS ME. HIS REPLY WAS NO. I WOULD GUESS AT THIS POINT HE WAS LESS THAN 1/4 MI AND WITHIN 30 FT OF MY ALT. FSS POINTED ME OUT TO HIM RAPIDLY 2 OR 3 MORE TIMES. I DON'T BELIEVE HE EVER SAW ME. I WAS FORCED TO TAKE A HARD R DSNDING TURN TO AVOID HIM. I BECAME AWARE THAT HE TURNED A MIDFIELD XWIND WHEN FSS ASKED IF HE SAW ME. I BELIEVE THE SITUATION OCCURRED BECAUSE HE DIDN'T DO A STANDARD ENTRY, OR CUT HIS UPWIND SHORT, JUST BEYOND MIDFIELD. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: HE WAS HEADED W INTO THE AFTERNOON SUN AND PROBABLY HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME SEEING. PREVENTION: PLT EDUCATION, STANDARD ENTRIES ARE PREDICTABLE.

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.