C414 departure from cll takes evasive action from an inbound aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	582722
Time
Date	200305
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cll.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhu.artcc tower : cll.tower
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Chancellor 414A & C414
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhu.artcc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna Aircraft Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	582722
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1000 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We departed cll on an IFR flight plan to ftw. After departure on runway 34, we made a slight heading change when cleared direct to the waco VOR. The tower (there is no published approach control) advised that he had an inbound aircraft about 20 mi to the northwest. The WX was around 3000 ft broken and visibility was 10 mi with haze. We were approximately 5-6 mi northwest of the field when we were handed off to ZHU, and our altitude was nearing the bases of the broken layer. We were no more than 4 mins into the flight and about 1 min had elapsed from our handoff. I was watching 2 or 3 buzzards out the windshield hoping to stay clear of them when I caught the landing light of a single-engine (cessna?) at 12 O'clock position, and no more than 1 mi. He made a hard left bank at the same time I was making a hard left turn, myself. We passed extremely close. Out of amazement and shock, I returned to the easterwood tower frequency and reported that we had just missed the inbound aircraft, and that houston had said absolutely nothing about the traffic. I will never forget his flippant remark: 'I guess it's a good thing I told you about him.' thanks ATC...for nothing! 20 mi...I think not. And, what about a warning from houston? Whose 'deal' was this!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C414 DEP FROM CLL TAKES EVASIVE ACTION FROM AN INBOUND ACFT.

Narrative: WE DEPARTED CLL ON AN IFR FLT PLAN TO FTW. AFTER DEP ON RWY 34, WE MADE A SLIGHT HEADING CHANGE WHEN CLRED DIRECT TO THE WACO VOR. THE TWR (THERE IS NO PUBLISHED APCH CTL) ADVISED THAT HE HAD AN INBOUND ACFT ABOUT 20 MI TO THE NW. THE WX WAS AROUND 3000 FT BROKEN AND VISIBILITY WAS 10 MI WITH HAZE. WE WERE APPROX 5-6 MI NW OF THE FIELD WHEN WE WERE HANDED OFF TO ZHU, AND OUR ALT WAS NEARING THE BASES OF THE BROKEN LAYER. WE WERE NO MORE THAN 4 MINS INTO THE FLT AND ABOUT 1 MIN HAD ELAPSED FROM OUR HDOF. I WAS WATCHING 2 OR 3 BUZZARDS OUT THE WINDSHIELD HOPING TO STAY CLR OF THEM WHEN I CAUGHT THE LNDG LIGHT OF A SINGLE-ENG (CESSNA?) AT 12 O'CLOCK POS, AND NO MORE THAN 1 MI. HE MADE A HARD L BANK AT THE SAME TIME I WAS MAKING A HARD L TURN, MYSELF. WE PASSED EXTREMELY CLOSE. OUT OF AMAZEMENT AND SHOCK, I RETURNED TO THE EASTERWOOD TWR FREQ AND RPTED THAT WE HAD JUST MISSED THE INBOUND ACFT, AND THAT HOUSTON HAD SAID ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT THE TFC. I WILL NEVER FORGET HIS FLIPPANT REMARK: 'I GUESS IT'S A GOOD THING I TOLD YOU ABOUT HIM.' THANKS ATC...FOR NOTHING! 20 MI...I THINK NOT. AND, WHAT ABOUT A WARNING FROM HOUSTON? WHOSE 'DEAL' WAS THIS!

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.