<< >> NASA ASRS Report 362494, February 1997

Private small aircraft had an near midair collision with another small aircraft in the traffic pattern at sfq. Reporter was climbing after a missed approach and the other aircraft seemed to be entering the pattern.

Attributes
ACN	362494
Time
Date	199702
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfq
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1200 agl bound upper : 1500
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 : intermediate altitude other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	362494
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 300
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

After takeoff, aircraft made 1 turn in pattern to shoot a practice short field landing. There was still an aircraft on runway. I executed a missed approach and started normal climb. Upon reaching the departure end of runway, passing 1200 ft, a high wing aircraft passed directly in front of me. I initiated an immediate evasive turn and climb. As I did so, the high wing aircraft started a turn toward me presumably to enter the pattern on downwind. It was obvious that he did not see me. I took radical evasive action consistent with far 91.3.6 to avoid collision. I departed the traffic area.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT SMA HAD AN NMAC WITH ANOTHER SMA IN THE TFC PATTERN AT SFQ. RPTR WAS CLBING AFTER A MISSED APCH AND THE OTHER ACFT SEEMED TO BE ENTERING THE PATTERN.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF, ACFT MADE 1 TURN IN PATTERN TO SHOOT A PRACTICE SHORT FIELD LNDG. THERE WAS STILL AN ACFT ON RWY. I EXECUTED A MISSED APCH AND STARTED NORMAL CLB. UPON REACHING THE DEP END OF RWY, PASSING 1200 FT, A HIGH WING ACFT PASSED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME. I INITIATED AN IMMEDIATE EVASIVE TURN AND CLB. AS I DID SO, THE HIGH WING ACFT STARTED A TURN TOWARD ME PRESUMABLY TO ENTER THE PATTERN ON DOWNWIND. IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT HE DID NOT SEE ME. I TOOK RADICAL EVASIVE ACTION CONSISTENT WITH FAR 91.3.6 TO AVOID COLLISION. I DEPARTED THE TFC AREA.

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.