Departing runway 30L at msp, DC9 flight crew initiates evasive descent maneuver from a DC9 departing runway 30R which crosses over, above and in front of the runway 30L aircraft.

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Attributes
ACN	545987
Time
Date	200204
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msp.airport
State Reference	MN
Altitude	agl single value : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : m98.tracon tower : msp.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : m98.tracon tower : msp.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 25000 flight time type : 21000
ASRS Report	545987
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to original clearance flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1500 vertical : 400
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Intra Facility Coordination Failure Operational Error

Narrative:

Into position runway 30L. Traffic behind us on final about 2 mi out. Traffic departing runways 30L and 30R, split frequencys. Could not see other traffic because of buildings. Advised traffic on runway 30R would be wbound and cleared for takeoff. On rotation, saw traffic off of runway 30R turning into our flight path. Pitched down, got gear up and flew at about 200 ft as other aircraft passed over. We passed below and behind him. We never expected msp to do this. But the really dumb thing was that we were sbound, he was southwest. We crossed paths (although not this close) a second time after we got on departure. Cause: msp airport lacks the concrete to move traffic like a more modern facility. Msp tries to compensate with a lot of creative ideas that's just plain dangerous.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DEPARTING RWY 30L AT MSP, DC9 FLC INITIATES EVASIVE DSCNT MANEUVER FROM A DC9 DEPARTING RWY 30R WHICH CROSSES OVER, ABOVE AND IN FRONT OF THE RWY 30L ACFT.

Narrative: INTO POS RWY 30L. TFC BEHIND US ON FINAL ABOUT 2 MI OUT. TFC DEPARTING RWYS 30L AND 30R, SPLIT FREQS. COULD NOT SEE OTHER TFC BECAUSE OF BUILDINGS. ADVISED TFC ON RWY 30R WOULD BE WBOUND AND CLRED FOR TKOF. ON ROTATION, SAW TFC OFF OF RWY 30R TURNING INTO OUR FLT PATH. PITCHED DOWN, GOT GEAR UP AND FLEW AT ABOUT 200 FT AS OTHER ACFT PASSED OVER. WE PASSED BELOW AND BEHIND HIM. WE NEVER EXPECTED MSP TO DO THIS. BUT THE REALLY DUMB THING WAS THAT WE WERE SBOUND, HE WAS SW. WE CROSSED PATHS (ALTHOUGH NOT THIS CLOSE) A SECOND TIME AFTER WE GOT ON DEP. CAUSE: MSP ARPT LACKS THE CONCRETE TO MOVE TFC LIKE A MORE MODERN FACILITY. MSP TRIES TO COMPENSATE WITH A LOT OF CREATIVE IDEAS THAT'S JUST PLAIN DANGEROUS.

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.