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Pilot of C150 has near midair collision with experimental aircraft both taking off from opposite ends of same runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 371827 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199706 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tx05 |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 150 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Experimental |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 1200 flight time type : 1100 |
| ASRS Report | 371827 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 200 vertical : 20 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
Narrative:
An on-takeoff head-on near miss occurred at TX05. Both aircraft diverted right, and were never within 200 ft horizontal. We were not able to see each other at opposite ends of runway 17/35 due to the slope of the runway (peak in middle, downslope to each end). The experimental may not have had a radio. Our CE150 announced taking active after runup and a 360 degree ground turn to check for aircraft in pattern or on ground. Wind was calm, last 1/2 hour all aircraft had landed/departed runway 35, as were we. The experimental may hangar at north end of field, and perhaps wanted a more convenient runway 17 departure. Both were airborne at time of sighting. Both veered right.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF C150 HAS NMAC WITH EXPERIMENTAL ACFT BOTH TAKING OFF FROM OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAME RWY.
Narrative: AN ON-TKOF HEAD-ON NEAR MISS OCCURRED AT TX05. BOTH ACFT DIVERTED R, AND WERE NEVER WITHIN 200 FT HORIZ. WE WERE NOT ABLE TO SEE EACH OTHER AT OPPOSITE ENDS OF RWY 17/35 DUE TO THE SLOPE OF THE RWY (PEAK IN MIDDLE, DOWNSLOPE TO EACH END). THE EXPERIMENTAL MAY NOT HAVE HAD A RADIO. OUR CE150 ANNOUNCED TAKING ACTIVE AFTER RUNUP AND A 360 DEG GND TURN TO CHK FOR ACFT IN PATTERN OR ON GND. WIND WAS CALM, LAST 1/2 HR ALL ACFT HAD LANDED/DEPARTED RWY 35, AS WERE WE. THE EXPERIMENTAL MAY HANGAR AT N END OF FIELD, AND PERHAPS WANTED A MORE CONVENIENT RWY 17 DEP. BOTH WERE AIRBORNE AT TIME OF SIGHTING. BOTH VEERED R.
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.