Close proximity air carrier-large transport GA-small aircraft in crw air traffic area.

Attributes
ACN	86589
Time
Date	198804
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : crw
State Reference	WV
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1700 msl bound upper : 1800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : crw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : initial
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	86589
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 12853 flight time type : 11826
ASRS Report	86308
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 100 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Our IFR clearance received at the gate specified heading 270 degrees, maintain 4000'. After taxiing to runway 23, we were held in position while a single engine small aircraft took off on runway 33. At the time we were cleared for takeoff we were assigned to fly runway heading. At 800' AGL, as I reduced aircraft pitch angle to retract flaps, I saw a blue and white single engine small aircraft slightly above and very close. I leveled off to avoid the other aircraft. The captain questioned the tower controller as to his awareness of the small aircraft. His reply was, 'I was watching both of you.' at no time were we advised of the small aircraft's proximity or potential conflict. Possibly the small aircraft was in the VFR pattern for runway 33.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLOSE PROX ACR-LGT GA-SMA IN CRW ATA.

Narrative: OUR IFR CLRNC RECEIVED AT THE GATE SPECIFIED HDG 270 DEGS, MAINTAIN 4000'. AFTER TAXIING TO RWY 23, WE WERE HELD IN POS WHILE A SINGLE ENG SMA TOOK OFF ON RWY 33. AT THE TIME WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF WE WERE ASSIGNED TO FLY RWY HDG. AT 800' AGL, AS I REDUCED ACFT PITCH ANGLE TO RETRACT FLAPS, I SAW A BLUE AND WHITE SINGLE ENG SMA SLIGHTLY ABOVE AND VERY CLOSE. I LEVELED OFF TO AVOID THE OTHER ACFT. THE CAPT QUESTIONED THE TWR CTLR AS TO HIS AWARENESS OF THE SMA. HIS REPLY WAS, 'I WAS WATCHING BOTH OF YOU.' AT NO TIME WERE WE ADVISED OF THE SMA'S PROX OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT. POSSIBLY THE SMA WAS IN THE VFR PATTERN FOR RWY 33.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.