<< >> NASA ASRS Report 690312, March 2006

C17 pilot reports that after takeoff from an uncontrolled field (emv) he encounters another aircraft close abeam at less than 300 ft.

Attributes
ACN	690312
Time
Date	200603
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : emv.airport
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl single value : 50
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Piper Aircraft Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 3300
ASRS Report	690312
Person 2
Function	oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Announced departing on runway 33 at emv. Visually scanned for traffic on final. No traffic observed or self-announcing. Unicom unattended. Just as becoming airborne; saw shadow of an aircraft to our left. Aircraft appeared to be a cherokee I a climbing left turn. No evasive action necessary for us. No explanation why we did not see or hear any transmission from the other aircraft. There was no other traffic in the area.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C17 PLT RPTS THAT AFTER TKOF FROM AN UNCTLED FIELD (EMV) HE ENCOUNTERS ANOTHER ACFT CLOSE ABEAM AT LESS THAN 300 FT.

Narrative: ANNOUNCED DEPARTING ON RWY 33 AT EMV. VISUALLY SCANNED FOR TFC ON FINAL. NO TFC OBSERVED OR SELF-ANNOUNCING. UNICOM UNATTENDED. JUST AS BECOMING AIRBORNE; SAW SHADOW OF AN ACFT TO OUR L. ACFT APPEARED TO BE A CHEROKEE I A CLBING L TURN. NO EVASIVE ACTION NECESSARY FOR US. NO EXPLANATION WHY WE DID NOT SEE OR HEAR ANY XMISSION FROM THE OTHER ACFT. THERE WAS NO OTHER TFC IN THE AREA.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.