Traffic landing conflict.

Attributes
ACN	294840
Time
Date	199501
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : geg
State Reference	WA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : missed approach
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 1 flight time total : 2797 flight time type : 2682
ASRS Report	294840
Person 2
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1000 vertical : 400
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

The tower controller cleared me for takeoff in front of landing traffic on runway 3L. He cautioned me about other incoming traffic from the northeast, and I was concentrating on that traffic. I did not see the traffic on final. The controller later explained that there had been 'a lot of distrs' and that he didn't realize that the situation was developing until the traffic on final requested a go around. I suggest identing the type of aircraft on initial callup to let controllers know about aircraft speed to allow sequencing better.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TFC LNDG CONFLICT.

Narrative: THE TWR CTLR CLRED ME FOR TKOF IN FRONT OF LNDG TFC ON RWY 3L. HE CAUTIONED ME ABOUT OTHER INCOMING TFC FROM THE NE, AND I WAS CONCENTRATING ON THAT TFC. I DID NOT SEE THE TFC ON FINAL. THE CTLR LATER EXPLAINED THAT THERE HAD BEEN 'A LOT OF DISTRS' AND THAT HE DIDN'T REALIZE THAT THE SIT WAS DEVELOPING UNTIL THE TFC ON FINAL REQUESTED A GAR. I SUGGEST IDENTING THE TYPE OF ACFT ON INITIAL CALLUP TO LET CTLRS KNOW ABOUT ACFT SPD TO ALLOW SEQUENCING BETTER.

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.