Narrative:

On jul/xa/97 at approximately XA30 local, I was departing runway 36 at pbf. Just after liftoff, I noticed a landing light from an aircraft on an extended final for runway 18. At a safe but low altitude, I banked left to avoid the oncoming aircraft. The other aircraft continued its flight path on final for runway 18 pbf. As I rolled wings level, I noticed the aircraft had changed its flight path and now was at my 2 O'clock position. Still at low altitude, approximately 200 ft AGL, I leveled off. Maintaining visual separation with the other aircraft, I maintained 200 ft AGL until I observed the other aircraft change its descent profile to a climb attitude. As the aircraft passed overhead at approximately 300 ft, I lost visual separation, but picked up the silhouette of his aircraft on the ground passing directly overhead. My perception of the situation is that the other aircraft must have been on a long extended final to runway 18 pbf because I did not see any aircraft in the normal traffic pattern prior to my departure. The factor affecting the quality of human performance was the approaching aircraft on final for runway 18 pbf delay in taking evasive action.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AGRICULTURAL ACFT AFTER LIFTOFF PLT SAW ANOTHER ACFT ON FINAL APCH. RPTR TOOK EVASIVE ACTION AND EVENTUALLY SO DID THE OTHER ACFT.

Narrative: ON JUL/XA/97 AT APPROX XA30 LCL, I WAS DEPARTING RWY 36 AT PBF. JUST AFTER LIFTOFF, I NOTICED A LNDG LIGHT FROM AN ACFT ON AN EXTENDED FINAL FOR RWY 18. AT A SAFE BUT LOW ALT, I BANKED L TO AVOID THE ONCOMING ACFT. THE OTHER ACFT CONTINUED ITS FLT PATH ON FINAL FOR RWY 18 PBF. AS I ROLLED WINGS LEVEL, I NOTICED THE ACFT HAD CHANGED ITS FLT PATH AND NOW WAS AT MY 2 O'CLOCK POS. STILL AT LOW ALT, APPROX 200 FT AGL, I LEVELED OFF. MAINTAINING VISUAL SEPARATION WITH THE OTHER ACFT, I MAINTAINED 200 FT AGL UNTIL I OBSERVED THE OTHER ACFT CHANGE ITS DSCNT PROFILE TO A CLB ATTITUDE. AS THE ACFT PASSED OVERHEAD AT APPROX 300 FT, I LOST VISUAL SEPARATION, BUT PICKED UP THE SILHOUETTE OF HIS ACFT ON THE GND PASSING DIRECTLY OVERHEAD. MY PERCEPTION OF THE SIT IS THAT THE OTHER ACFT MUST HAVE BEEN ON A LONG EXTENDED FINAL TO RWY 18 PBF BECAUSE I DID NOT SEE ANY ACFT IN THE NORMAL TFC PATTERN PRIOR TO MY DEP. THE FACTOR AFFECTING THE QUALITY OF HUMAN PERFORMANCE WAS THE APCHING ACFT ON FINAL FOR RWY 18 PBF DELAY IN TAKING EVASIVE ACTION.

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.