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C182 pilot took evasive action when a C152 he was following after takeoff from lou abruptly turned toward his aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 505830 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200103 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lou.airport |
| State Reference | KY |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 505830 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne critical non adherence : far |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action none taken : detected after the fact |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 4000 vertical : 400 |
Narrative:
On mar/tue/01, I was departing from bowman field in louisville, ky. I was cleared for takeoff on runway 32. I was following a C150/C152. My takeoff was very close behind the cessna because of traffic on final to runway 32. I was cleared for a right turn which would take in the direction of my destination (approximately 30 mi to the east). I had not requested or given flight following from bowman field. I noticed that my closure rate to the cessna was excessive. I reduced my speed and started a right turn towards my destination and to provide separation from the cessna. I then observed the cessna make a right turn which paralleled my course. The cessna then turned right again towards my direction. The cessna passed behind my aircraft with approximately 1/4 mi or better separation. Several things came to my attention with this event. The first was the close departure behind a much slower aircraft. I could have waited for a better departure time. The second was I was expecting the cessna to go straight out or turn left. I was not aware that the cessna or tower was using a right traffic pattern for touch-and-go aircraft. The third, this has been a good lesson, and I will be more aware of events prior to my departure.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C182 PLT TOOK EVASIVE ACTION WHEN A C152 HE WAS FOLLOWING AFTER TKOF FROM LOU ABRUPTLY TURNED TOWARD HIS ACFT.
Narrative: ON MAR/TUE/01, I WAS DEPARTING FROM BOWMAN FIELD IN LOUISVILLE, KY. I WAS CLRED FOR TKOF ON RWY 32. I WAS FOLLOWING A C150/C152. MY TKOF WAS VERY CLOSE BEHIND THE CESSNA BECAUSE OF TFC ON FINAL TO RWY 32. I WAS CLRED FOR A R TURN WHICH WOULD TAKE IN THE DIRECTION OF MY DEST (APPROX 30 MI TO THE E). I HAD NOT REQUESTED OR GIVEN FLT FOLLOWING FROM BOWMAN FIELD. I NOTICED THAT MY CLOSURE RATE TO THE CESSNA WAS EXCESSIVE. I REDUCED MY SPD AND STARTED A R TURN TOWARDS MY DEST AND TO PROVIDE SEPARATION FROM THE CESSNA. I THEN OBSERVED THE CESSNA MAKE A R TURN WHICH PARALLELED MY COURSE. THE CESSNA THEN TURNED R AGAIN TOWARDS MY DIRECTION. THE CESSNA PASSED BEHIND MY ACFT WITH APPROX 1/4 MI OR BETTER SEPARATION. SEVERAL THINGS CAME TO MY ATTN WITH THIS EVENT. THE FIRST WAS THE CLOSE DEP BEHIND A MUCH SLOWER ACFT. I COULD HAVE WAITED FOR A BETTER DEP TIME. THE SECOND WAS I WAS EXPECTING THE CESSNA TO GO STRAIGHT OUT OR TURN L. I WAS NOT AWARE THAT THE CESSNA OR TWR WAS USING A R TFC PATTERN FOR TOUCH-AND-GO ACFT. THE THIRD, THIS HAS BEEN A GOOD LESSON, AND I WILL BE MORE AWARE OF EVENTS PRIOR TO MY DEP.
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.