Narrative:

The above incident occurred while I was departing the hagerstown airport doing touch and goes. An small aircraft Y aircraft had reported to the hagerstown control tower that they were on the VOR approach to runway 9 and they wanted to execute the missed approach and proceed to york, PA. The tower responded for the small aircraft to report the VOR inbound, assuming that the small aircraft was doing the listed procedure turn. After I completed a touch and go landing, I was climbing out on the runway heading (27) when I saw the small aircraft Y. At that point I was told by the tower to begin my turn to the downwind. Evasive action of a sharp descending turn to the left was required to avoid a collision. The small aircraft Y began a missed approach when I began evasive maneuvers. The missed approach is a climbing turn to the left. During the recovery from the descending turn the tower asked the small aircraft why he hadn't reported the VOR inbound. I do not remember the small aircraft's response to the question. After I was established on the downwind leg, I asked the tower about the incident. The tower responded that there had been miscom between the tower and the small aircraft Y. Due to the haze and the attitude of the aircraft involved, I was unable to see the oncoming aircraft until evasive action was required. I attribute the fault in this incident to the pilot of the small aircraft for not responding to or understanding the clear instructions of the tower. The incident could have been avoided if the pilot of the small aircraft had told the tower where he was on the VOR approach, or if the tower had asked where the pilot was.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BETWEEN TWO SMA'S. ONE ON A VOR APCH AND ONE ON TOUCH AND GO LNDG. OPPOSITE DIRECTION TRAFFIC.

Narrative: THE ABOVE INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE I WAS DEPARTING THE HAGERSTOWN ARPT DOING TOUCH AND GOES. AN SMA Y ACFT HAD REPORTED TO THE HAGERSTOWN CTL TWR THAT THEY WERE ON THE VOR APCH TO RWY 9 AND THEY WANTED TO EXECUTE THE MISSED APCH AND PROCEED TO YORK, PA. THE TWR RESPONDED FOR THE SMA TO REPORT THE VOR INBND, ASSUMING THAT THE SMA WAS DOING THE LISTED PROC TURN. AFTER I COMPLETED A TOUCH AND GO LNDG, I WAS CLIMBING OUT ON THE RWY HDG (27) WHEN I SAW THE SMA Y. AT THAT POINT I WAS TOLD BY THE TWR TO BEGIN MY TURN TO THE DOWNWIND. EVASIVE ACTION OF A SHARP DSNDING TURN TO THE LEFT WAS REQUIRED TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE SMA Y BEGAN A MISSED APCH WHEN I BEGAN EVASIVE MANEUVERS. THE MISSED APCH IS A CLIMBING TURN TO THE LEFT. DURING THE RECOVERY FROM THE DSNDING TURN THE TWR ASKED THE SMA WHY HE HADN'T REPORTED THE VOR INBND. I DO NOT REMEMBER THE SMA'S RESPONSE TO THE QUESTION. AFTER I WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE DOWNWIND LEG, I ASKED THE TWR ABOUT THE INCIDENT. THE TWR RESPONDED THAT THERE HAD BEEN MISCOM BETWEEN THE TWR AND THE SMA Y. DUE TO THE HAZE AND THE ATTITUDE OF THE ACFT INVOLVED, I WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE ONCOMING ACFT UNTIL EVASIVE ACTION WAS REQUIRED. I ATTRIBUTE THE FAULT IN THIS INCIDENT TO THE PLT OF THE SMA FOR NOT RESPONDING TO OR UNDERSTANDING THE CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS OF THE TWR. THE INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THE PLT OF THE SMA HAD TOLD THE TWR WHERE HE WAS ON THE VOR APCH, OR IF THE TWR HAD ASKED WHERE THE PLT WAS.

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.