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Near midair collision as air carrier light transport departs airport with a turn and encounters small aircraft head on at traffic pattern altitude. TA not given.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 243934 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199306 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mht |
| State Reference | NH |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 400 agl bound upper : 600 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mht artcc : zob |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 1600 |
| ASRS Report | 243934 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 300 vertical : 200 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Flight was cleared for takeoff on manchester runway 24, right to 290 degrees, climb to 3000 ft. After takeoff, gear was retracted. At 400 AGL, I called for climb power, climb check and started a right turn to 290 degrees. In the turn, an small aircraft slid into view in my window panel, opposite direction. We had not been warned of any traffic. I would hit the aircraft without immediate action. I rolled hard left to about a 40 degree bank and nosed up about 20-23 degrees. We missed the small aircraft a few hundred ft. After I sighted the aircraft and began a hard roll, the tower operator asked the small aircraft, 'do you have the opposite traffic in sight?' the reply was, 'I sure do.' then the tower said, ' 'I have you both in sight.' I filed a report with my company and notified the mht tower supervisor of the incident. No one was hurt. In fact, I managed to be smooth enough that the customers did not complain about any problems with the flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NMAC AS ACR LTT DEPARTS ARPT WITH A TURN AND ENCOUNTERS SMA HEAD ON AT TFC PATTERN ALT. TA NOT GIVEN.
Narrative: FLT WAS CLRED FOR TKOF ON MANCHESTER RWY 24, R TO 290 DEGS, CLB TO 3000 FT. AFTER TKOF, GEAR WAS RETRACTED. AT 400 AGL, I CALLED FOR CLB PWR, CLB CHK AND STARTED A R TURN TO 290 DEGS. IN THE TURN, AN SMA SLID INTO VIEW IN MY WINDOW PANEL, OPPOSITE DIRECTION. WE HAD NOT BEEN WARNED OF ANY TFC. I WOULD HIT THE ACFT WITHOUT IMMEDIATE ACTION. I ROLLED HARD L TO ABOUT A 40 DEG BANK AND NOSED UP ABOUT 20-23 DEGS. WE MISSED THE SMA A FEW HUNDRED FT. AFTER I SIGHTED THE ACFT AND BEGAN A HARD ROLL, THE TWR OPERATOR ASKED THE SMA, 'DO YOU HAVE THE OPPOSITE TFC IN SIGHT?' THE REPLY WAS, 'I SURE DO.' THEN THE TWR SAID, ' 'I HAVE YOU BOTH IN SIGHT.' I FILED A RPT WITH MY COMPANY AND NOTIFIED THE MHT TWR SUPVR OF THE INCIDENT. NO ONE WAS HURT. IN FACT, I MANAGED TO BE SMOOTH ENOUGH THAT THE CUSTOMERS DID NOT COMPLAIN ABOUT ANY PROBS WITH THE FLT.
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.