BE02 PIC takes controls from first officer on departure so as to avoid a converging military B707 in a potential conflict with their departure course. Reporter complains of ric tower and TRACON controller procedures.

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Attributes
ACN	378447
Time
Date	199708
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ric
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 700 agl bound upper : 700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ric
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Beech 1900
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	B707 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	other : other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Route In Use	departure other enroute : on vectors
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2200 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	378447
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 2000 vertical : 800
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

Our aircraft was cleared for immediate takeoff on runway 16 approximately AB50 pm EST at richmond international airport. Upon climb out we came into contact visually with a military B707 on a converging course in a left climbing turn. I had to take the aircraft from the first officer as he could not see traffic from his side and executed an immediate right turn to evade the military B707. I then queried the tower. I was never informed about the location of traffic after takeoff and was surprised when I had to turn to avoid him. I feel I was left out of the loop in the communication process and had several problems with approach and tower at ric airport. I feel that takeoff clearance for my aircraft should have never been granted and the location of the B707 should have made more clear to us. I called the tower supervisor of ric and he informed me that the B707 should not have turned left and was not instructed to do so. I believe that the B707 should have executed a right turn versus left and/or followed the published procedure to avoid us.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE02 PIC TAKES CTLS FROM FO ON DEP SO AS TO AVOID A CONVERGING MIL B707 IN A POTENTIAL CONFLICT WITH THEIR DEP COURSE. RPTR COMPLAINS OF RIC TWR AND TRACON CTLR PROCS.

Narrative: OUR ACFT WAS CLRED FOR IMMEDIATE TKOF ON RWY 16 APPROX AB50 PM EST AT RICHMOND INTL ARPT. UPON CLBOUT WE CAME INTO CONTACT VISUALLY WITH A MIL B707 ON A CONVERGING COURSE IN A L CLBING TURN. I HAD TO TAKE THE ACFT FROM THE FO AS HE COULD NOT SEE TFC FROM HIS SIDE AND EXECUTED AN IMMEDIATE R TURN TO EVADE THE MIL B707. I THEN QUERIED THE TWR. I WAS NEVER INFORMED ABOUT THE LOCATION OF TFC AFTER TKOF AND WAS SURPRISED WHEN I HAD TO TURN TO AVOID HIM. I FEEL I WAS LEFT OUT OF THE LOOP IN THE COM PROCESS AND HAD SEVERAL PROBS WITH APCH AND TWR AT RIC ARPT. I FEEL THAT TKOF CLRNC FOR MY ACFT SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN GRANTED AND THE LOCATION OF THE B707 SHOULD HAVE MADE MORE CLR TO US. I CALLED THE TWR SUPVR OF RIC AND HE INFORMED ME THAT THE B707 SHOULD NOT HAVE TURNED L AND WAS NOT INSTRUCTED TO DO SO. I BELIEVE THAT THE B707 SHOULD HAVE EXECUTED A R TURN VERSUS L AND/OR FOLLOWED THE PUBLISHED PROC TO AVOID US.

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.