Y had near midair collision with atx X in air traffic area class D airspace. See and avoid concept.

Attributes
ACN	274947
Time
Date	199405
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pie
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1200 msl bound upper : 1200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pie
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Beech 1900
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Experimental
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
ASRS Report	274947
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	vertical : 200
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

Atx X a BE02 departed runway 17L assigned rh. Y had departed runway 27 indicating swbound. Due to poor radar targets associated with the arsa the first radar hit was 1 1/2 mi south indicating the Y had turned southeast into the BE02. The aircraft passed less than 200 ft. Had the airspace been positive control the Y would have been assigned a departure heading to protect the air taxi.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Y HAD NMAC WITH ATX X IN ATA CLASS D AIRSPACE. SEE AND AVOID CONCEPT.

Narrative: ATX X A BE02 DEPARTED RWY 17L ASSIGNED RH. Y HAD DEPARTED RWY 27 INDICATING SWBOUND. DUE TO POOR RADAR TARGETS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ARSA THE FIRST RADAR HIT WAS 1 1/2 MI S INDICATING THE Y HAD TURNED SE INTO THE BE02. THE ACFT PASSED LESS THAN 200 FT. HAD THE AIRSPACE BEEN POSITIVE CTL THE Y WOULD HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED A DEP HDG TO PROTECT THE AIR TAXI.

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.