Commuter aircraft departing uncontrolled airport conflicts with opposite direction landing traffic.

Attributes
ACN	120959
Time
Date	198908
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : fsc airport : esc
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1900 msl bound upper : 1900
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zmp artcc : zob
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 295 flight time total : 4700 flight time type : 2900
ASRS Report	120959
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	121463
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We were preparing for takeoff on 27 at esc when an mdt Y reported 10 mi out for runway 09. I called on unicom that we had him in sight and were rolling on 09. During climbout, I watched the mdt Y pass off our left wing. Msp center called out VFR traffic to the mdt Y and he said he saw us, and then added that we went into a cloud. The WX was VFR and at no time did we not maintain our proper cloud clrncs. The only theory I have is that an obscuration might have come between the 2 aircraft and he thought we went into the clouds. I had an IFR flight plan and we picked it up in the air and continued the flight. Next time (even if the WX is good VFR) I will wait the extra 5-10 mins on the ground until the inbound IFR flight cancels its flight plan.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER ACFT DEPARTING UNCONTROLLED ARPT CONFLICTS WITH OPPOSITE DIRECTION LNDG TRAFFIC.

Narrative: WE WERE PREPARING FOR TKOF ON 27 AT ESC WHEN AN MDT Y REPORTED 10 MI OUT FOR RWY 09. I CALLED ON UNICOM THAT WE HAD HIM IN SIGHT AND WERE ROLLING ON 09. DURING CLIMBOUT, I WATCHED THE MDT Y PASS OFF OUR LEFT WING. MSP CENTER CALLED OUT VFR TFC TO THE MDT Y AND HE SAID HE SAW US, AND THEN ADDED THAT WE WENT INTO A CLOUD. THE WX WAS VFR AND AT NO TIME DID WE NOT MAINTAIN OUR PROPER CLOUD CLRNCS. THE ONLY THEORY I HAVE IS THAT AN OBSCURATION MIGHT HAVE COME BETWEEN THE 2 ACFT AND HE THOUGHT WE WENT INTO THE CLOUDS. I HAD AN IFR FLT PLAN AND WE PICKED IT UP IN THE AIR AND CONTINUED THE FLT. NEXT TIME (EVEN IF THE WX IS GOOD VFR) I WILL WAIT THE EXTRA 5-10 MINS ON THE GND UNTIL THE INBND IFR FLT CANCELS ITS FLT PLAN.

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.