An small aircraft cut out another aircraft on takeoff in the traffic pattern.

Attributes
ACN	218282
Time
Date	199208
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ues
State Reference	WI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 500 msl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ues
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Route In Use	departure other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	218282
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 3000
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

Takeoff runway 27 at waukesha. Tower said 'right turn out approved, traffic ahead is remaining in the pattern.' had traffic in sight prior to rotation. My plane has no forward visibility, especially in a climb, so an early turn is better than a late turn where you may hit the slower traffic ahead. Made right turn immediately after takeoff and as we passed through the right downwind path, a saw the closed traffic referenced by tower about 1/2 mi to our left entering the downwind. There was no conflict and plenty of separation considering VFR pattern, but this was a confusing situation and tower may have been pissed with me cutting through their pattern. Recommendations: tower give pattern direction of closed traffic ahead, or say, 'right turnout approved behind traffic ahead.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA CUT OUT ANOTHER ACFT ON TKOF IN THE TFC PATTERN.

Narrative: TKOF RWY 27 AT WAUKESHA. TWR SAID 'R TURN OUT APPROVED, TFC AHEAD IS REMAINING IN THE PATTERN.' HAD TFC IN SIGHT PRIOR TO ROTATION. MY PLANE HAS NO FORWARD VISIBILITY, ESPECIALLY IN A CLB, SO AN EARLY TURN IS BETTER THAN A LATE TURN WHERE YOU MAY HIT THE SLOWER TFC AHEAD. MADE R TURN IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF AND AS WE PASSED THROUGH THE R DOWNWIND PATH, A SAW THE CLOSED TFC REFED BY TWR ABOUT 1/2 MI TO OUR L ENTERING THE DOWNWIND. THERE WAS NO CONFLICT AND PLENTY OF SEPARATION CONSIDERING VFR PATTERN, BUT THIS WAS A CONFUSING SITUATION AND TWR MAY HAVE BEEN PISSED WITH ME CUTTING THROUGH THEIR PATTERN. RECOMMENDATIONS: TWR GIVE PATTERN DIRECTION OF CLOSED TFC AHEAD, OR SAY, 'R TURNOUT APPROVED BEHIND TFC AHEAD.'

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.