An small transport cargo aircraft has an near midair collision with a cessna after departure. The pilot believes that the cessna aircraft was practicing at an adjacent airport and inadvertently penetrated fpr's class D airspace. Tower was not talking to the unknown cessna aircraft and TA not issued.

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Attributes
ACN	355877
Time
Date	199612
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fpr
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1800 msl bound upper : 1800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : fpr
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	355877
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 200 vertical : 300
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed runway 14 on runway heading, cleared to 2000 ft. Around 1500 ft, given turn and handoff to departure. I initiated turn and looked down to switch frequencys, looked up and a cessna was right in front of me. He was inside the coastline so in fpr airspace so should have advised ATC of his presence, but had not. Fpr has no radar and too low for miami radar to pick up. Vrb is a big training airport and fpr is frequently used by students so I am always vigilant and watching for traffic. I had not seen this traffic, nor had I been advised of his presence. He was outside my turn so evasion not really necessary -- just continued turn and leveled off. Fpr is very close to the coastline and is subjected to sight-seers and photographers who don't always realize how close they are to an airport. They also have a high concentration of student pilots. Fpr needs radar.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMT CARGO ACFT HAS AN NMAC WITH A CESSNA AFTER DEP. THE PLT BELIEVES THAT THE CESSNA ACFT WAS PRACTICING AT AN ADJACENT ARPT AND INADVERTENTLY PENETRATED FPR'S CLASS D AIRSPACE. TWR WAS NOT TALKING TO THE UNKNOWN CESSNA ACFT AND TA NOT ISSUED.

Narrative: DEPARTED RWY 14 ON RWY HDG, CLRED TO 2000 FT. AROUND 1500 FT, GIVEN TURN AND HDOF TO DEP. I INITIATED TURN AND LOOKED DOWN TO SWITCH FREQS, LOOKED UP AND A CESSNA WAS RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. HE WAS INSIDE THE COASTLINE SO IN FPR AIRSPACE SO SHOULD HAVE ADVISED ATC OF HIS PRESENCE, BUT HAD NOT. FPR HAS NO RADAR AND TOO LOW FOR MIAMI RADAR TO PICK UP. VRB IS A BIG TRAINING ARPT AND FPR IS FREQUENTLY USED BY STUDENTS SO I AM ALWAYS VIGILANT AND WATCHING FOR TFC. I HAD NOT SEEN THIS TFC, NOR HAD I BEEN ADVISED OF HIS PRESENCE. HE WAS OUTSIDE MY TURN SO EVASION NOT REALLY NECESSARY -- JUST CONTINUED TURN AND LEVELED OFF. FPR IS VERY CLOSE TO THE COASTLINE AND IS SUBJECTED TO SIGHT-SEERS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS WHO DON'T ALWAYS REALIZE HOW CLOSE THEY ARE TO AN ARPT. THEY ALSO HAVE A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF STUDENT PLTS. FPR NEEDS RADAR.

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.