Near midair collision occurs when a departure small aircraft on a training flight delays his turn to the left and a right crosswind blows an air carrier jet into his departure path.

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Attributes
ACN	405885
Time
Date	199806
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : aus
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1600 msl bound upper : 1600
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : aus tower : aus
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1200
ASRS Report	405885
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger observation : observer
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac inflight encounter other non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 100 vertical : 300
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

IFR training flight (IFR clearance) for multiple approachs in local area (3 airports) with safety pilot onboard. Cleared to depart runway 13L with left turn out to 040 degrees. Wind was 180 degrees at 10-12 KTS. After lift-off start crab to right to avoid left drift. After gear up and established in climb, hood (foggles) donned while safety pilot held yoke. After pattern altitude achieved, began turn to 040 degrees. At that time, an air carrier jet reported traffic above. I looked and saw jet below and left and in front of me approximately several hundred ft of vertical separation and 100 ft lateral separation. For the two aircraft to be in that position, I would have had to crab right excessively, the jet drifted left excessively and jet was launched on parallel runway 13R, too soon after my launch on runway 13L. There was considerable discussion with safety pilot after flight and I did call and discuss with tower controller. At no time was I instructed to expedite turn and except for hearing jet report me as traffic, there was no mention by tower of any situation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC OCCURS WHEN A DEP SMA ON A TRAINING FLT DELAYS HIS TURN TO THE L AND A R XWIND BLOWS AN ACR JET INTO HIS DEP PATH.

Narrative: IFR TRAINING FLT (IFR CLRNC) FOR MULTIPLE APCHS IN LCL AREA (3 ARPTS) WITH SAFETY PLT ONBOARD. CLRED TO DEPART RWY 13L WITH L TURN OUT TO 040 DEGS. WIND WAS 180 DEGS AT 10-12 KTS. AFTER LIFT-OFF START CRAB TO R TO AVOID L DRIFT. AFTER GEAR UP AND ESTABLISHED IN CLB, HOOD (FOGGLES) DONNED WHILE SAFETY PLT HELD YOKE. AFTER PATTERN ALT ACHIEVED, BEGAN TURN TO 040 DEGS. AT THAT TIME, AN ACR JET RPTED TFC ABOVE. I LOOKED AND SAW JET BELOW AND L AND IN FRONT OF ME APPROX SEVERAL HUNDRED FT OF VERT SEPARATION AND 100 FT LATERAL SEPARATION. FOR THE TWO ACFT TO BE IN THAT POS, I WOULD HAVE HAD TO CRAB R EXCESSIVELY, THE JET DRIFTED L EXCESSIVELY AND JET WAS LAUNCHED ON PARALLEL RWY 13R, TOO SOON AFTER MY LAUNCH ON RWY 13L. THERE WAS CONSIDERABLE DISCUSSION WITH SAFETY PLT AFTER FLT AND I DID CALL AND DISCUSS WITH TWR CTLR. AT NO TIME WAS I INSTRUCTED TO EXPEDITE TURN AND EXCEPT FOR HEARING JET RPT ME AS TFC, THERE WAS NO MENTION BY TWR OF ANY SIT.

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.