Globe swift GC1B and beechcraft twin had closer than comfortable spacing at rks.

Attributes
ACN	521418
Time
Date	200108
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rks.airport
State Reference	WY
Altitude	msl single value : 7500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Experimental
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	S-1 All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Route In Use	approach : straight in
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	521418
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Miss Distance	horizontal : 3000 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I had landed at rock springs airport (rks) on runway 9 and taken on fuel. AWOS reported light wind from the east. When I was taxiing out on the parallel taxiway to runway 9, a pitts landed on runway 9. Just before I was ready to depart runway 9, I put on my headset and said swift deping runway 9. On climb out, as I was about to make a left turn to crosswind to depart the area, I noticed a beechcraft twin on final to runway 27. I was above him and north of him, headed north and saw him take no evasive action. On the radio he wanted to know who took off when he was on final. I responded that runway 9 had been the active and the last aircraft landed (the pitts) on runway 9. I believe he was making a straight-in to runway 27 and I didn't hear any of his xmissions (if he made any) to that effect, because I didn't put on my headset until just before takeoff. I didn't see him on a long final to runway 27 either. I didn't consider the event a near miss. Rks is an uncontrolled field and everyone (including twins, cpr, etc) needs to have their eyes outside of the cockpit, even if it is a controled field, your head should be on a swivel.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GLOBE SWIFT GC1B AND BEECHCRAFT TWIN HAD CLOSER THAN COMFORTABLE SPACING AT RKS.

Narrative: I HAD LANDED AT ROCK SPRINGS ARPT (RKS) ON RWY 9 AND TAKEN ON FUEL. AWOS RPTED LIGHT WIND FROM THE E. WHEN I WAS TAXIING OUT ON THE PARALLEL TXWY TO RWY 9, A PITTS LANDED ON RWY 9. JUST BEFORE I WAS READY TO DEPART RWY 9, I PUT ON MY HEADSET AND SAID SWIFT DEPING RWY 9. ON CLBOUT, AS I WAS ABOUT TO MAKE A L TURN TO XWIND TO DEPART THE AREA, I NOTICED A BEECHCRAFT TWIN ON FINAL TO RWY 27. I WAS ABOVE HIM AND N OF HIM, HEADED N AND SAW HIM TAKE NO EVASIVE ACTION. ON THE RADIO HE WANTED TO KNOW WHO TOOK OFF WHEN HE WAS ON FINAL. I RESPONDED THAT RWY 9 HAD BEEN THE ACTIVE AND THE LAST ACFT LANDED (THE PITTS) ON RWY 9. I BELIEVE HE WAS MAKING A STRAIGHT-IN TO RWY 27 AND I DIDN'T HEAR ANY OF HIS XMISSIONS (IF HE MADE ANY) TO THAT EFFECT, BECAUSE I DIDN'T PUT ON MY HEADSET UNTIL JUST BEFORE TKOF. I DIDN'T SEE HIM ON A LONG FINAL TO RWY 27 EITHER. I DIDN'T CONSIDER THE EVENT A NEAR MISS. RKS IS AN UNCTLED FIELD AND EVERYONE (INCLUDING TWINS, CPR, ETC) NEEDS TO HAVE THEIR EYES OUTSIDE OF THE COCKPIT, EVEN IF IT IS A CTLED FIELD, YOUR HEAD SHOULD BE ON A SWIVEL.

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.