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Pilot of stearman departing at non tower airport encounters a piper cub departing from a x-rwy. Distance was enough that no evasive action was taken, but close.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 403450 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199805 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fbl |
| State Reference | MN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 50 agl bound upper : 50 |
| 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 : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | J3 Cub |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 14500 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 403450 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Taxiing out to takeoff in my open cockpit biplane (stearman) on an absolutely beautiful day, I gave the engine a complete run-up and looked very carefully for other traffic since there were glider operations in progress. Seeing no one, I proceeded to takeoff on runway 30. However, there are trees that obstruct your vision of the final to runway 2 (grass runway), and sure enough there was a piper cub on final to that runway. I saw him just as we broke ground. It was obvious we were going to miss, which we did -- by about 500 ft -- so I continued the takeoff. It was a very sobering experience, however, in that I was very careful about looking for traffic, and still ended up in this situation. Had I been a few seconds later on my takeoff, we would have been a lot closer. I'll not only look next time at this airport, I'll watch the x-rwy pattern for several mins to make sure the 'blind spot' holds no surprises!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF STEARMAN DEPARTING AT NON TWR ARPT ENCOUNTERS A PIPER CUB DEPARTING FROM A X-RWY. DISTANCE WAS ENOUGH THAT NO EVASIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN, BUT CLOSE.
Narrative: TAXIING OUT TO TKOF IN MY OPEN COCKPIT BIPLANE (STEARMAN) ON AN ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL DAY, I GAVE THE ENG A COMPLETE RUN-UP AND LOOKED VERY CAREFULLY FOR OTHER TFC SINCE THERE WERE GLIDER OPS IN PROGRESS. SEEING NO ONE, I PROCEEDED TO TKOF ON RWY 30. HOWEVER, THERE ARE TREES THAT OBSTRUCT YOUR VISION OF THE FINAL TO RWY 2 (GRASS RWY), AND SURE ENOUGH THERE WAS A PIPER CUB ON FINAL TO THAT RWY. I SAW HIM JUST AS WE BROKE GND. IT WAS OBVIOUS WE WERE GOING TO MISS, WHICH WE DID -- BY ABOUT 500 FT -- SO I CONTINUED THE TKOF. IT WAS A VERY SOBERING EXPERIENCE, HOWEVER, IN THAT I WAS VERY CAREFUL ABOUT LOOKING FOR TFC, AND STILL ENDED UP IN THIS SIT. HAD I BEEN A FEW SECONDS LATER ON MY TKOF, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN A LOT CLOSER. I'LL NOT ONLY LOOK NEXT TIME AT THIS ARPT, I'LL WATCH THE X-RWY PATTERN FOR SEVERAL MINS TO MAKE SURE THE 'BLIND SPOT' HOLDS NO SURPRISES!
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.