See and avoid concept -- air carrier has trouble avoiding an arriving aircraft during its departure. Through use of the TCASII and sight the reporter avoids a near midair collision.

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Attributes
ACN	317805
Time
Date	199509
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mqt
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : saw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff ground other : taxi
Route In Use	enroute other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	PA-60 600 Aerostar
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 8100 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	317805
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 3000 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Mqt is an uncontrolled airport. We were given an IFR clearance to depart from greenbay FSS. We were waiting for other IFR traffic which canceled 10 mi southeast of airport. We got a traffic check from company as we taxied on runway, reported our departure on CTAF. Other aircraft called that it was 5 mi southeast airport and would be over flying to enter traffic. We departed on runway 8. At 400 ft AGL, TCASII showed traffic 3 mi away 400 ft above our altitude. We made a right turn to southwest to intercept our course of 209 degrees off mqt VOR. We spotted the other aircraft 1 mi away at slightly above our altitude. We descended 200 ft to avoid a conflict. The other aircraft passed behind us. On TCASII we got yellow indication of the other aircraft, but no RA. We did get 'terrain' on GPWS. Description of other aircraft, mid-fuselage wing piper twin, piper aerostar. We feel that TCASII was very important in helping us locate traffic and avoid a possible midair. We also feel other aircraft was below traffic pattern altitude.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SEE AND AVOID CONCEPT -- ACR HAS TROUBLE AVOIDING AN ARRIVING ACFT DURING ITS DEP. THROUGH USE OF THE TCASII AND SIGHT THE RPTR AVOIDS A NMAC.

Narrative: MQT IS AN UNCTLED ARPT. WE WERE GIVEN AN IFR CLRNC TO DEPART FROM GREENBAY FSS. WE WERE WAITING FOR OTHER IFR TFC WHICH CANCELED 10 MI SE OF ARPT. WE GOT A TFC CHK FROM COMPANY AS WE TAXIED ON RWY, RPTED OUR DEP ON CTAF. OTHER ACFT CALLED THAT IT WAS 5 MI SE ARPT AND WOULD BE OVER FLYING TO ENTER TFC. WE DEPARTED ON RWY 8. AT 400 FT AGL, TCASII SHOWED TFC 3 MI AWAY 400 FT ABOVE OUR ALT. WE MADE A R TURN TO SW TO INTERCEPT OUR COURSE OF 209 DEGS OFF MQT VOR. WE SPOTTED THE OTHER ACFT 1 MI AWAY AT SLIGHTLY ABOVE OUR ALT. WE DSNDED 200 FT TO AVOID A CONFLICT. THE OTHER ACFT PASSED BEHIND US. ON TCASII WE GOT YELLOW INDICATION OF THE OTHER ACFT, BUT NO RA. WE DID GET 'TERRAIN' ON GPWS. DESCRIPTION OF OTHER ACFT, MID-FUSELAGE WING PIPER TWIN, PIPER AEROSTAR. WE FEEL THAT TCASII WAS VERY IMPORTANT IN HELPING US LOCATE TFC AND AVOID A POSSIBLE MIDAIR. WE ALSO FEEL OTHER ACFT WAS BELOW TFC PATTERN ALT.

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.