Narrative:

Air carrier X issued a takeoff clearance on an IFR flight from runway 30 at pasco. Apparently, after the fact, a beech skipper piloted by a student pilot and CFI were practicing touch and goes on runway 3L or 3R, both intersect runway 30 midfield. ATC issued no advisories regarding the traffic on runway 3, and we proceeded with our takeoff. I first saw the skipper after we were airborne approximately 200 ft AGL. The beechcraft was in an aggressive climbing right turn about 100 ft from our left wingtip. I immediately queried the controller, who stated 'he forgot about (the skipper)' and the skipper was 'instructed to report his base.' we continued on our flight, had we taken any evasive action, in all likelihood both aircraft would have collided. Visual separation was clearly compromised. It can be difficult to see the approach ends of runway 3 and, had we been given an advisory, we could have made visual contact with the aircraft prior to commencing our takeoff roll. Had we not seen him, wait until he was clear of the midfield intersection prior to takeoff. ATC failed to keep IFR separation or visual separation between the 2 aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MULTIPLE RWY OP INTERSECTING RWYS, ACR X HAD NMAC LTSS FROM SMA. SYS ERROR.

Narrative: ACR X ISSUED A TKOF CLRNC ON AN IFR FLT FROM RWY 30 AT PASCO. APPARENTLY, AFTER THE FACT, A BEECH SKIPPER PILOTED BY A STUDENT PLT AND CFI WERE PRACTICING TOUCH AND GOES ON RWY 3L OR 3R, BOTH INTERSECT RWY 30 MIDFIELD. ATC ISSUED NO ADVISORIES REGARDING THE TFC ON RWY 3, AND WE PROCEEDED WITH OUR TKOF. I FIRST SAW THE SKIPPER AFTER WE WERE AIRBORNE APPROX 200 FT AGL. THE BEECHCRAFT WAS IN AN AGGRESSIVE CLBING R TURN ABOUT 100 FT FROM OUR L WINGTIP. I IMMEDIATELY QUERIED THE CTLR, WHO STATED 'HE FORGOT ABOUT (THE SKIPPER)' AND THE SKIPPER WAS 'INSTRUCTED TO RPT HIS BASE.' WE CONTINUED ON OUR FLT, HAD WE TAKEN ANY EVASIVE ACTION, IN ALL LIKELIHOOD BOTH ACFT WOULD HAVE COLLIDED. VISUAL SEPARATION WAS CLRLY COMPROMISED. IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO SEE THE APCH ENDS OF RWY 3 AND, HAD WE BEEN GIVEN AN ADVISORY, WE COULD HAVE MADE VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE ACFT PRIOR TO COMMENCING OUR TKOF ROLL. HAD WE NOT SEEN HIM, WAIT UNTIL HE WAS CLR OF THE MIDFIELD INTXN PRIOR TO TKOF. ATC FAILED TO KEEP IFR SEPARATION OR VISUAL SEPARATION BTWN THE 2 ACFT.

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.