Near midair collision between the reporter downwind head-on to 2 other aircraft downwind in the oper...

Attributes
ACN	286643
Time
Date	199410
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : stp
State Reference	MN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 600 agl bound upper : 600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : stp artcc : zan
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Yankee
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Cessna Aircraft Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 270 flight time type : 95
ASRS Report	286643
Person 2
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I just took off from st paul runway 32 after a touch and go and was turning crosswind to the left when the controller said she was changing runways. I should proceed around downtown and enter right traffic for runway 14. I requested to leave the pattern to the southeast. She said 'approved' and said that there were 3 aircraft ahead. I turned left to the southeast and after a few seconds saw a cessna on downwind at 1/4 mi, 11:30 O'clock and approximately 100 ft above. I evaded to the right and down and then evaded to the left to avoid a king air also on downwind. I don't think either plane saw me. The controller should not have cleared me to turn into oncoming traffic. She knew the locations of all planes -- I didn't. Had I known where these planes were I would not have turned. I think she was trying to be helpful but she put all of us in a dangerous position over the city.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BTWN THE RPTR DOWNWIND HEAD-ON TO 2 OTHER ACFT DOWNWIND IN THE OP DIRECTION.

Narrative: I JUST TOOK OFF FROM ST PAUL RWY 32 AFTER A TOUCH AND GO AND WAS TURNING XWIND TO THE L WHEN THE CTLR SAID SHE WAS CHANGING RWYS. I SHOULD PROCEED AROUND DOWNTOWN AND ENTER R TFC FOR RWY 14. I REQUESTED TO LEAVE THE PATTERN TO THE SE. SHE SAID 'APPROVED' AND SAID THAT THERE WERE 3 ACFT AHEAD. I TURNED L TO THE SE AND AFTER A FEW SECONDS SAW A CESSNA ON DOWNWIND AT 1/4 MI, 11:30 O'CLOCK AND APPROX 100 FT ABOVE. I EVADED TO THE R AND DOWN AND THEN EVADED TO THE L TO AVOID A KING AIR ALSO ON DOWNWIND. I DON'T THINK EITHER PLANE SAW ME. THE CTLR SHOULD NOT HAVE CLRED ME TO TURN INTO ONCOMING TFC. SHE KNEW THE LOCATIONS OF ALL PLANES -- I DIDN'T. HAD I KNOWN WHERE THESE PLANES WERE I WOULD NOT HAVE TURNED. I THINK SHE WAS TRYING TO BE HELPFUL BUT SHE PUT ALL OF US IN A DANGEROUS POS OVER THE CITY.

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.

Near midair collision between the reporter downwind head-on to 2 other aircraft downwind in the operation direction.