Narrative:

Following a normal departure from bkl 24R ATC clearance was a right turn overhead airport then to proceed on course sebound. Destination was 29G. Apparently, while my aircraft was overhead bkl at 2500 MSL, at light transport landing hopkins airport reported a near miss with me. He was reported as being at 3000 MSL. I had no visual contact and therefore was very shocked when cle radar supervisor contacted me upon arrival at 29G mins later. There was a question regarding contact with cle approach control. The reason is simple why I did not contact them. 1) I was below cle TCA, which in my location started at 3000 ft MSL. My transponder was on and in the mode C confign, however, they were not receiving altitude reporting at the time of occurrence. In future, more caution will be exercised with regards to communication in the cle metropolitan area. It is the light transport's word against mine, I have no recourse in this regard. It's simple. I didn't see him while I was complying with cleveland's burke lakefront tower instructions.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC.

Narrative: FOLLOWING A NORMAL DEP FROM BKL 24R ATC CLRNC WAS A R TURN OVERHEAD ARPT THEN TO PROCEED ON COURSE SEBOUND. DEST WAS 29G. APPARENTLY, WHILE MY ACFT WAS OVERHEAD BKL AT 2500 MSL, AT LTT LNDG HOPKINS ARPT RPTED A NEAR MISS WITH ME. HE WAS RPTED AS BEING AT 3000 MSL. I HAD NO VISUAL CONTACT AND THEREFORE WAS VERY SHOCKED WHEN CLE RADAR SUPVR CONTACTED ME UPON ARR AT 29G MINS LATER. THERE WAS A QUESTION REGARDING CONTACT WITH CLE APCH CTL. THE REASON IS SIMPLE WHY I DID NOT CONTACT THEM. 1) I WAS BELOW CLE TCA, WHICH IN MY LOCATION STARTED AT 3000 FT MSL. MY TRANSPONDER WAS ON AND IN THE MODE C CONFIGN, HOWEVER, THEY WERE NOT RECEIVING ALT RPTING AT THE TIME OF OCCURRENCE. IN FUTURE, MORE CAUTION WILL BE EXERCISED WITH REGARDS TO COM IN THE CLE METRO AREA. IT IS THE LTT'S WORD AGAINST MINE, I HAVE NO RECOURSE IN THIS REGARD. IT'S SIMPLE. I DIDN'T SEE HIM WHILE I WAS COMPLYING WITH CLEVELAND'S BURKE LAKEFRONT TWR INSTRUCTIONS.

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.