Narrative:

The wind was calm! We chose to use runway 36 at tupelo. That was the 'runway that had last been used,' said unicom on 122.8, as my student asked for any changes in the winds or active runway. We and other traffic had just used runway 36 prior to that. As he taxied to runway 36, air carrier flight called a 5-MI final for 36 tupelo.' student waited for them to land and then took off. After completing 1 landing, he took back off. As I, the instrument, monitored the unicom frequency with the radio of a nearby aircraft. I heard student call 'tupelo traffic small aircraft, downwind 36 tupelo.' then I heard air carrier call '(identify) taxiing 18 tupelo.' student called 'tupelo traffic, small aircraft, final 36 tupelo.' no response--then student called 'tupelo traffic, small aircraft, final 36 tupelo.' some other traffic called for 'traffic advisories and will be entering downwind 36 tupelo.' unicom response: 'wind calm, local traffic using runway 36 tupelo.' student, then at 1000' MSL, was on final for 36 and air carrier, and lifted off for a straight out departure. Spotted small aircraft and banked hard left, then circled overhead and departed to the northwest. Small aircraft banked left to avoid a collision. Meanwhile, watching from the ground with another instrument, I (student's instrument) attempted 3 times to make contact with the airliner--just after his lift-off, just before the close call, and then while he departed--but no contact was made. At the point, I coached student in for his last approach. My student may never take another lesson or ride in another airplane again, as well as I may never ride another airliner! Correction action: this is not the first time this has happened, to me or any other instrument--only this one was a close call. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: reporter states he talked to GADO who indicated he could do nothing. Called chief pilot of company involved who was away at time. Will probably follow up with a letter to chief pilot. Had briefed his student re: watching for traffic during flight, but having air carrier coming straight at him was very traumatic. Air carrier was not visible until he was airborne, so could not warn his student.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BETWEEN SMA ON APCH AND ACR DEPARTING OPPOSITE DIRECTION AT UNCONTROLLED FIELD.

Narrative: THE WIND WAS CALM! WE CHOSE TO USE RWY 36 AT TUPELO. THAT WAS THE 'RWY THAT HAD LAST BEEN USED,' SAID UNICOM ON 122.8, AS MY STUDENT ASKED FOR ANY CHANGES IN THE WINDS OR ACTIVE RWY. WE AND OTHER TFC HAD JUST USED RWY 36 PRIOR TO THAT. AS HE TAXIED TO RWY 36, ACR FLT CALLED A 5-MI FINAL FOR 36 TUPELO.' STUDENT WAITED FOR THEM TO LAND AND THEN TOOK OFF. AFTER COMPLETING 1 LNDG, HE TOOK BACK OFF. AS I, THE INSTR, MONITORED THE UNICOM FREQ WITH THE RADIO OF A NEARBY ACFT. I HEARD STUDENT CALL 'TUPELO TFC SMA, DOWNWIND 36 TUPELO.' THEN I HEARD ACR CALL '(IDENT) TAXIING 18 TUPELO.' STUDENT CALLED 'TUPELO TFC, SMA, FINAL 36 TUPELO.' NO RESPONSE--THEN STUDENT CALLED 'TUPELO TFC, SMA, FINAL 36 TUPELO.' SOME OTHER TFC CALLED FOR 'TFC ADVISORIES AND WILL BE ENTERING DOWNWIND 36 TUPELO.' UNICOM RESPONSE: 'WIND CALM, LCL TFC USING RWY 36 TUPELO.' STUDENT, THEN AT 1000' MSL, WAS ON FINAL FOR 36 AND ACR, AND LIFTED OFF FOR A STRAIGHT OUT DEP. SPOTTED SMA AND BANKED HARD LEFT, THEN CIRCLED OVERHEAD AND DEPARTED TO THE NW. SMA BANKED LEFT TO AVOID A COLLISION. MEANWHILE, WATCHING FROM THE GND WITH ANOTHER INSTR, I (STUDENT'S INSTR) ATTEMPTED 3 TIMES TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE AIRLINER--JUST AFTER HIS LIFT-OFF, JUST BEFORE THE CLOSE CALL, AND THEN WHILE HE DEPARTED--BUT NO CONTACT WAS MADE. AT THE POINT, I COACHED STUDENT IN FOR HIS LAST APCH. MY STUDENT MAY NEVER TAKE ANOTHER LESSON OR RIDE IN ANOTHER AIRPLANE AGAIN, AS WELL AS I MAY NEVER RIDE ANOTHER AIRLINER! CORRECTION ACTION: THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, TO ME OR ANY OTHER INSTR--ONLY THIS ONE WAS A CLOSE CALL. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: RPTR STATES HE TALKED TO GADO WHO INDICATED HE COULD DO NOTHING. CALLED CHIEF PLT OF COMPANY INVOLVED WHO WAS AWAY AT TIME. WILL PROBABLY FOLLOW UP WITH A LETTER TO CHIEF PLT. HAD BRIEFED HIS STUDENT RE: WATCHING FOR TFC DURING FLT, BUT HAVING ACR COMING STRAIGHT AT HIM WAS VERY TRAUMATIC. ACR WAS NOT VISIBLE UNTIL HE WAS AIRBORNE, SO COULD NOT WARN HIS STUDENT.

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.