A departing small transport has near midair collision after departure with flight of F16's.

Attributes
ACN	317140
Time
Date	199509
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : roc
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 500 msl bound upper : 700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : roc tower : roc
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Fighting Falcon F16
Operating Under FAR Part	other : other
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 120
ASRS Report	317140
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 400 vertical : 300
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

Our aircraft was deadheading back from roc to sch. We had just dropped off passenger to see the golf tournament. Opening day ceremonies were starting as we were leaving. We were instructed by tower to taxi into position and hold on runway 4 at roc, then cleared for takeoff. At rotation we were told to remain south of runway 10-28. We immediately turned right and remained south of the runway 10-28. We were on an IFR flight plan and were cleared to 9000 ft. At that time four F16's flew from behind and to the left missing us by 300 to 400 ft. We then asked the tower controller why we were cleared for takeoff when there was hi speed military aircraft close to us. He stated 'I did what I had to do.' 'contact departure.' we then asked for a phone number so we could call when we landed at sch. We called roc approach, they stated that the local tower controller didn't know that the F16's were coming. (Are they serious?) the F16's came from syracuse so they must have been communicating with roc approach. Why were we cleared for takeoff? Why wasn't there 'any' communication between roc approach and roc tower? If we had not turned immediately to stay south of runway 10-28, who knows what would have happened? F16's were involved with opening ceremonies for tournament.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DEPARTING SMT HAS NMAC AFTER DEP WITH FLT OF F16'S.

Narrative: OUR ACFT WAS DEADHEADING BACK FROM ROC TO SCH. WE HAD JUST DROPPED OFF PAX TO SEE THE GOLF TOURNAMENT. OPENING DAY CEREMONIES WERE STARTING AS WE WERE LEAVING. WE WERE INSTRUCTED BY TWR TO TAXI INTO POS AND HOLD ON RWY 4 AT ROC, THEN CLRED FOR TKOF. AT ROTATION WE WERE TOLD TO REMAIN S OF RWY 10-28. WE IMMEDIATELY TURNED R AND REMAINED S OF THE RWY 10-28. WE WERE ON AN IFR FLT PLAN AND WERE CLRED TO 9000 FT. AT THAT TIME FOUR F16'S FLEW FROM BEHIND AND TO THE L MISSING US BY 300 TO 400 FT. WE THEN ASKED THE TWR CTLR WHY WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF WHEN THERE WAS HI SPD MIL ACFT CLOSE TO US. HE STATED 'I DID WHAT I HAD TO DO.' 'CONTACT DEP.' WE THEN ASKED FOR A PHONE NUMBER SO WE COULD CALL WHEN WE LANDED AT SCH. WE CALLED ROC APCH, THEY STATED THAT THE LCL TWR CTLR DIDN'T KNOW THAT THE F16'S WERE COMING. (ARE THEY SERIOUS?) THE F16'S CAME FROM SYRACUSE SO THEY MUST HAVE BEEN COMMUNICATING WITH ROC APCH. WHY WERE WE CLRED FOR TKOF? WHY WASN'T THERE 'ANY' COM BTWN ROC APCH AND ROC TWR? IF WE HAD NOT TURNED IMMEDIATELY TO STAY S OF RWY 10-28, WHO KNOWS WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED? F16'S WERE INVOLVED WITH OPENING CEREMONIES FOR TOURNAMENT.

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.