Departing aircraft in conflict with aircraft executing a low approach.

Attributes
ACN	492240
Time
Date	200011
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mwh.airport
State Reference	WA
Altitude	agl single value : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mwh.tower tower : dca.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Dash 8 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 32
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : mwh.tower
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Military Transport
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 32
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 370
ASRS Report	492240
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact
Miss Distance	horizontal : 2500 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

A small cessna departed in front of us (runway 32R), we were cleared into position/hold runway 32R. There was a military transport on final runway 32R. We were cleared for takeoff runway 32R. Shortly after liftoff traffic was called to us at 1 O'clock position, 1 mi, this traffic was another military transport that was cleared to land runway 27. The pilot of military aircraft exercised an 'option' and did a 'low approach' with a right turning climb out (right below us). Contributing factors: multiple military aircraft operating on UHF frequency and only being aware of 1 aircraft (thought final traffic for runway 32R was only military aircraft). ATC did not advise of traffic for runway 27. Runway 27 traffic did low approach when cleared to 'land.' VHF civilian traffic not being able to hear military UHF traffic and vice versa. ATC's rush to clear us for takeoff for traffic on final runway 32R. Initial 12 hour duty day and company added a leg to increase our day to 12 hours 75 mins with an early am show time. Nighttime.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DEPARTING ACFT IN CONFLICT WITH ACFT EXECUTING A LOW APCH.

Narrative: A SMALL CESSNA DEPARTED IN FRONT OF US (RWY 32R), WE WERE CLRED INTO POS/HOLD RWY 32R. THERE WAS A MIL TRANSPORT ON FINAL RWY 32R. WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF RWY 32R. SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF TFC WAS CALLED TO US AT 1 O'CLOCK POS, 1 MI, THIS TFC WAS ANOTHER MIL TRANSPORT THAT WAS CLRED TO LAND RWY 27. THE PLT OF MIL ACFT EXERCISED AN 'OPTION' AND DID A 'LOW APCH' WITH A R TURNING CLBOUT (RIGHT BELOW US). CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: MULTIPLE MIL ACFT OPERATING ON UHF FREQ AND ONLY BEING AWARE OF 1 ACFT (THOUGHT FINAL TFC FOR RWY 32R WAS ONLY MIL ACFT). ATC DID NOT ADVISE OF TFC FOR RWY 27. RWY 27 TFC DID LOW APCH WHEN CLRED TO 'LAND.' VHF CIVILIAN TFC NOT BEING ABLE TO HEAR MIL UHF TFC AND VICE VERSA. ATC'S RUSH TO CLR US FOR TKOF FOR TFC ON FINAL RWY 32R. INITIAL 12 HR DUTY DAY AND COMPANY ADDED A LEG TO INCREASE OUR DAY TO 12 HRS 75 MINS WITH AN EARLY AM SHOW TIME. NIGHTTIME.

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.