Narrative:

I requested a departure on runway 16R and downwind to newhall pass. I was cleared to taxi to 13F or G. I then taxied and switched to 119.3 vny tower. After about a 10 to 12 min delay I was cleared for an immediate departure. I departed from midfield, went south to the basin and made a right downwind turn. At approximately 2 mi from the tower I leveled off and immediately my passenger alerted me that airplanes were going directly underneath me from the 4 O'clock position. I glanced to the right and saw the tails of 2 v-tail bonanzas pass directly underneath me less than 50 ft. I was at approximately 1500 ft MSL. The pattern was 2000 ft in that area for arriving traffic. There was no action that I could take at that time other than a slight turn to the right and hoped that my wing would not hit their airplanes. When I settled down I called from near palmdale to report this near miss. I was given the number of vny tower to call when I landed. That evening, mon and tue I spoke to the tower supervisor and learned the following after he listened to the tapes of that period. The ground controller never let the tower controller know that I had a clearance for my route of flight. A supervisor and student was on the tower 119.3. The tower controller never knew my route of flight. The 2 v-tails were flying in formation less than a wing width apart, less than 2 mi from the airport, at the wrong altitude. The tower controller knew these pilots and allowed them to make a military approach at vny all the time. They were turned directly into my departure path by the controller. The tower attempted once to contact them but was stepped on and never repeated the call or received a response. I was correct 100 percent in what I did but almost got killed by the errors of the ground controller, tower controllers, and 2 dumb v-tail pilots who were familiar with the area yet turned directly into departing traffic rather than make an entry at a 45 degrees. I intend myself or someone else in the future. The tower supervisor stated to me that he would send me the appropriate paperwork to formally file a report. As of this date, I have not received anything. This is the reason for the delay in this report being filed. I was not aware that this report should have been filed earlier. Please contact me as soon as possible for further information.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC AFTER DEP FROM HIGH DENSITY ARPT.

Narrative: I REQUESTED A DEP ON RWY 16R AND DOWNWIND TO NEWHALL PASS. I WAS CLRED TO TAXI TO 13F OR G. I THEN TAXIED AND SWITCHED TO 119.3 VNY TWR. AFTER ABOUT A 10 TO 12 MIN DELAY I WAS CLRED FOR AN IMMEDIATE DEP. I DEPARTED FROM MIDFIELD, WENT S TO THE BASIN AND MADE A R DOWNWIND TURN. AT APPROX 2 MI FROM THE TWR I LEVELED OFF AND IMMEDIATELY MY PAX ALERTED ME THAT AIRPLANES WERE GOING DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH ME FROM THE 4 O'CLOCK POS. I GLANCED TO THE R AND SAW THE TAILS OF 2 V-TAIL BONANZAS PASS DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH ME LESS THAN 50 FT. I WAS AT APPROX 1500 FT MSL. THE PATTERN WAS 2000 FT IN THAT AREA FOR ARRIVING TFC. THERE WAS NO ACTION THAT I COULD TAKE AT THAT TIME OTHER THAN A SLIGHT TURN TO THE R AND HOPED THAT MY WING WOULD NOT HIT THEIR AIRPLANES. WHEN I SETTLED DOWN I CALLED FROM NEAR PALMDALE TO RPT THIS NEAR MISS. I WAS GIVEN THE NUMBER OF VNY TWR TO CALL WHEN I LANDED. THAT EVENING, MON AND TUE I SPOKE TO THE TWR SUPVR AND LEARNED THE FOLLOWING AFTER HE LISTENED TO THE TAPES OF THAT PERIOD. THE GND CTLR NEVER LET THE TWR CTLR KNOW THAT I HAD A CLRNC FOR MY RTE OF FLT. A SUPVR AND STUDENT WAS ON THE TWR 119.3. THE TWR CTLR NEVER KNEW MY RTE OF FLT. THE 2 V-TAILS WERE FLYING IN FORMATION LESS THAN A WING WIDTH APART, LESS THAN 2 MI FROM THE ARPT, AT THE WRONG ALT. THE TWR CTLR KNEW THESE PLTS AND ALLOWED THEM TO MAKE A MIL APCH AT VNY ALL THE TIME. THEY WERE TURNED DIRECTLY INTO MY DEP PATH BY THE CTLR. THE TWR ATTEMPTED ONCE TO CONTACT THEM BUT WAS STEPPED ON AND NEVER REPEATED THE CALL OR RECEIVED A RESPONSE. I WAS CORRECT 100 PERCENT IN WHAT I DID BUT ALMOST GOT KILLED BY THE ERRORS OF THE GND CTLR, TWR CTLRS, AND 2 DUMB V-TAIL PLTS WHO WERE FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA YET TURNED DIRECTLY INTO DEPARTING TFC RATHER THAN MAKE AN ENTRY AT A 45 DEGS. I INTEND MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE IN THE FUTURE. THE TWR SUPVR STATED TO ME THAT HE WOULD SEND ME THE APPROPRIATE PAPERWORK TO FORMALLY FILE A RPT. AS OF THIS DATE, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANYTHING. THIS IS THE REASON FOR THE DELAY IN THIS RPT BEING FILED. I WAS NOT AWARE THAT THIS RPT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FILED EARLIER. PLEASE CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOR FURTHER INFO.

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.