Pilot of small transport cargo flight makes a low altitude turn after takeoff then thinks perhaps it...

Attributes
ACN	400070
Time
Date	199804
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : grr
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 400 agl bound upper : 400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : grr
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 5630 flight time type : 75
ASRS Report	400070
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was cleared for takeoff on runway 26L at grr and was assigned a heading of 340 degrees after takeoff. As I began my takeoff roll, the tower cleared a commuter airline aircraft into 'position and hold' on the same runway which I was departing on. The winds were right down the runway at 15-20 KTS, which permitted me to make a short takeoff roll, and shortly after rotation, I initiated my turn to my assigned heading. As I have thought about this rather quick turn to my heading I thought to some degree this may have been a less than great judgement call on my part. Although there were no other aircraft waiting which I would have passed over, or any other conflict with other traffic, I felt I could have delayed my turn until gaining a little more altitude and not made my turn quite as abrupt. Several reasons for turning as soon as I did was to allow the awaiting aircraft on the runway the opportunity to depart without waiting for my turnout. Also, if I would have delayed my turn a little I would have ended up turning over the airport terminal, control tower, and other aircraft, which I did not like to do. If I would have this to do over again I would have delayed my turn until at an altitude and distance from other objects. I keep learning something new every time I fly, and the day I quit learning I will also quit flying.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMT CARGO FLT MAKES A LOW ALT TURN AFTER TKOF THEN THINKS PERHAPS IT WAS NOT THE BEST JUDGEMENT TO TURN SO LOW AND CLOSE IN.

Narrative: I WAS CLRED FOR TKOF ON RWY 26L AT GRR AND WAS ASSIGNED A HDG OF 340 DEGS AFTER TKOF. AS I BEGAN MY TKOF ROLL, THE TWR CLRED A COMMUTER AIRLINE ACFT INTO 'POS AND HOLD' ON THE SAME RWY WHICH I WAS DEPARTING ON. THE WINDS WERE RIGHT DOWN THE RWY AT 15-20 KTS, WHICH PERMITTED ME TO MAKE A SHORT TKOF ROLL, AND SHORTLY AFTER ROTATION, I INITIATED MY TURN TO MY ASSIGNED HDG. AS I HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT THIS RATHER QUICK TURN TO MY HDG I THOUGHT TO SOME DEGREE THIS MAY HAVE BEEN A LESS THAN GREAT JUDGEMENT CALL ON MY PART. ALTHOUGH THERE WERE NO OTHER ACFT WAITING WHICH I WOULD HAVE PASSED OVER, OR ANY OTHER CONFLICT WITH OTHER TFC, I FELT I COULD HAVE DELAYED MY TURN UNTIL GAINING A LITTLE MORE ALT AND NOT MADE MY TURN QUITE AS ABRUPT. SEVERAL REASONS FOR TURNING AS SOON AS I DID WAS TO ALLOW THE AWAITING ACFT ON THE RWY THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEPART WITHOUT WAITING FOR MY TURNOUT. ALSO, IF I WOULD HAVE DELAYED MY TURN A LITTLE I WOULD HAVE ENDED UP TURNING OVER THE ARPT TERMINAL, CTL TWR, AND OTHER ACFT, WHICH I DID NOT LIKE TO DO. IF I WOULD HAVE THIS TO DO OVER AGAIN I WOULD HAVE DELAYED MY TURN UNTIL AT AN ALT AND DISTANCE FROM OTHER OBJECTS. I KEEP LEARNING SOMETHING NEW EVERY TIME I FLY, AND THE DAY I QUIT LEARNING I WILL ALSO QUIT FLYING.

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.

Pilot of small transport cargo flight makes a low altitude turn after takeoff then thinks perhaps it was not the best judgement to turn so low and close in.