Narrative:

Dsv supports sailplane activity. Because of the layout of the airport, the sailplanes normally operate on the grass, parallel and east of runway 32. Up to the described event, I had seen no sailplanes or tows operating although there was activity visible on the ground indicating that they were operating or were intending on operating. As I held short of 36, I scanned the pattern and saw no additional aircraft. The radio did not indicate any activity. I specifically looked at the collection of sailplanes on the far side of the end of 32 and saw that there was a tow plane there, but it was not moving. From that distance I did not notice whether its engine was running or whether a sailplane was attached to it. I announced my departure on 36, rolled onto the runway, and west/O stopping started my takeoff roll. My attention was then straight ahead. Just at or after I rotated, I must have seen something out of the corner of my eye as I glanced right and saw the tow plane slightly behind abeam also on its takeoff roll. The picture I saw as I remember it was of looking down slightly on its wings, it was a high-wing plane, at very roughly 300' horizontal distance. I therefore assume that I was just airborne at the time. It was either still on the ground or just above the ground. I did not see a sailplane but I assumed that one was there. I went into a maximum angle climb and made a slight turn to the left to delay the intersection of our paths. I assume that I passed above him between 100 and 200'. In the maximum angle climb confign in a low wing airplane, I could not see below me. I continued in this attitude until I had reached approximately 500' AGL. I then reconfigured for a maximum rate climb and looked to my left where I saw the tow plane and its tow about 1/4 mi away operating normally. At no time during this event did I hear any radio communications from the tow plane. I am not even sure that he was aware of the situation. Shortly afterward,I thought I did hear dsv unicom announce that the active runway was 32, but it was garbled.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLOSE PROX GA-SMA ON TKOF ROLL FROM NON TWR ARPT AND GA-SMA TOW PLANE OPERATING ON INTERSECTING RWY.

Narrative: DSV SUPPORTS SAILPLANE ACTIVITY. BECAUSE OF THE LAYOUT OF THE ARPT, THE SAILPLANES NORMALLY OPERATE ON THE GRASS, PARALLEL AND E OF RWY 32. UP TO THE DESCRIBED EVENT, I HAD SEEN NO SAILPLANES OR TOWS OPERATING ALTHOUGH THERE WAS ACTIVITY VISIBLE ON THE GND INDICATING THAT THEY WERE OPERATING OR WERE INTENDING ON OPERATING. AS I HELD SHORT OF 36, I SCANNED THE PATTERN AND SAW NO ADDITIONAL ACFT. THE RADIO DID NOT INDICATE ANY ACTIVITY. I SPECIFICALLY LOOKED AT THE COLLECTION OF SAILPLANES ON THE FAR SIDE OF THE END OF 32 AND SAW THAT THERE WAS A TOW PLANE THERE, BUT IT WAS NOT MOVING. FROM THAT DISTANCE I DID NOT NOTICE WHETHER ITS ENG WAS RUNNING OR WHETHER A SAILPLANE WAS ATTACHED TO IT. I ANNOUNCED MY DEP ON 36, ROLLED ONTO THE RWY, AND W/O STOPPING STARTED MY TKOF ROLL. MY ATTN WAS THEN STRAIGHT AHEAD. JUST AT OR AFTER I ROTATED, I MUST HAVE SEEN SOMETHING OUT OF THE CORNER OF MY EYE AS I GLANCED RIGHT AND SAW THE TOW PLANE SLIGHTLY BEHIND ABEAM ALSO ON ITS TKOF ROLL. THE PICTURE I SAW AS I REMEMBER IT WAS OF LOOKING DOWN SLIGHTLY ON ITS WINGS, IT WAS A HIGH-WING PLANE, AT VERY ROUGHLY 300' HORIZ DISTANCE. I THEREFORE ASSUME THAT I WAS JUST AIRBORNE AT THE TIME. IT WAS EITHER STILL ON THE GND OR JUST ABOVE THE GND. I DID NOT SEE A SAILPLANE BUT I ASSUMED THAT ONE WAS THERE. I WENT INTO A MAX ANGLE CLB AND MADE A SLIGHT TURN TO THE LEFT TO DELAY THE INTXN OF OUR PATHS. I ASSUME THAT I PASSED ABOVE HIM BTWN 100 AND 200'. IN THE MAX ANGLE CLB CONFIGN IN A LOW WING AIRPLANE, I COULD NOT SEE BELOW ME. I CONTINUED IN THIS ATTITUDE UNTIL I HAD REACHED APPROX 500' AGL. I THEN RECONFIGURED FOR A MAX RATE CLB AND LOOKED TO MY LEFT WHERE I SAW THE TOW PLANE AND ITS TOW ABOUT 1/4 MI AWAY OPERATING NORMALLY. AT NO TIME DURING THIS EVENT DID I HEAR ANY RADIO COMS FROM THE TOW PLANE. I AM NOT EVEN SURE THAT HE WAS AWARE OF THE SITUATION. SHORTLY AFTERWARD,I THOUGHT I DID HEAR DSV UNICOM ANNOUNCE THAT THE ACTIVE RWY WAS 32, BUT IT WAS GARBLED.

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.