Beech sundowner pilot reported an near midair collision shortly after his IFR departure from bvi air...

Attributes
ACN	1273200
Time
Date	201506
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	BVI.Airport
State Reference	PA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Sundowner 23
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Route In Use	Vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 20 Flight Crew Total 1500 Flight Crew Type 700
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Conflict NMAC
Miss Distance	Horizontal 200 Vertical 300

Narrative:

I was on an IFR flight plan and cleared for takeoff on runway 28. My departure instructions were to turn left to a heading of 120 and climb to 3000. Other aircraft were in the pattern and arriving. On takeoff I climbed to 700 AGL on runway heading then began my turn per instructions. The controller advised me to extend my upwind leg due to arriving traffic. I did not see the other aircraft but turned to make an upwind leg. The controller called me again and said traffic was close. At that time the other aircraft passed above me and about 200 feet away. I think that my take off instructions should have been to fly runway heading until the tower could see I was past the aircraft arriving on downwind or fly runway heading until above pattern altitude. The controller probably expected me to fly a standard pattern but my take off clearance was just to turn to 120. I think this near miss could be prevented by just clearing departing aircraft to fly runway heading until above pattern altitude then telling me to turn to the appropriate heading for my IFR flight plan.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Beech Sundowner pilot reported an NMAC shortly after his IFR departure from BVI airport.

Narrative: I was on an IFR Flight Plan and cleared for takeoff on Runway 28. My departure instructions were to turn left to a heading of 120 and climb to 3000. Other aircraft were in the pattern and arriving. On takeoff I climbed to 700 AGL on runway heading then began my turn per instructions. The controller advised me to extend my upwind leg due to arriving traffic. I did not see the other aircraft but turned to make an upwind leg. The controller called me again and said traffic was close. At that time the other aircraft passed above me and about 200 feet away. I think that my take off instructions should have been to fly runway heading until the tower could see I was past the aircraft arriving on downwind or fly runway heading until above pattern altitude. The controller probably expected me to fly a standard pattern but my take off clearance was just to turn to 120. I think this near miss could be prevented by just clearing departing aircraft to fly runway heading until above pattern altitude then telling me to turn to the appropriate heading for my IFR flight plan.

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Beech sundowner pilot reported an near midair collision shortly after his IFR departure from bvi airport.